Definition of FAME

fame

Plural: fames

Noun

  • the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
  • favorable public reputation
  • Something said or reported; gossip, rumour.
  • One's reputation.
  • The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive.

Verb

Verb Forms: famed, faming, fames

  • To make widely known or celebrated.
  • to make (someone or something) famous

Examples

  • A perfectly placed seven-letter word can fame a player in their local Scrabble club.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed from Latin fāma (“talk, rumor, report, reputation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂-meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say, tell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”). Related also to Latin for (“speak, say”, verb), Old English bōian (“to boast”), Old English bēn (“prayer, request”), Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim”). More at ban.
Displaced native Old English hlīsa.

Scrabble Score: 9

fame: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fame: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fame: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

fame: valid Words With Friends Word