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renowned

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈnaʊnd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Texas: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aʊnd
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 N AW1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The movie Three Stars is about world-renowned chefs.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of renown

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

widely known and esteemed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a famous actor
  • a celebrated musician
  • a famed scientist
  • an illustrious judge
  • a notable historian
  • a renowned painter

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: прославен (proslaven) — famous
  • Bulgarian: известен (izvesten) — famous
  • Czech: proslulý — famous
  • Czech: věhlasný — famous
  • Czech: uznávaný — famous
  • Dutch: vermaard — famous
  • Dutch: beroemd — famous
  • Dutch: gerenommeerd — famous
  • Esperanto: renoma — famous
  • Finnish: maineikas — famous
  • Finnish: kuuluisa — famous
  • Finnish: tunnettu — famous
  • Finnish: -kuulu — famous
  • French: renommé — famous
  • French: de renom — famous
  • Galician: de sona — famous
  • Galician: renomeado — famous
  • German: berühmt — famous
  • German: renommiert — famous
  • Ancient Greek: κλεινός (kleinós) — famous
  • Ancient Greek: κλειτός (kleitós) — famous
  • Hindi: प्रसिद्ध (prasiddh) — famous
  • Hindi: प्रख्यात (prakhyāt) — famous
  • Hindi: विख्यात (vikhyāt) — famous
  • Hindi: लोकप्रिय (lokapriya) — famous
  • Indonesian: masyur — famous
  • Indonesian: terkenal — famous
  • Irish: clúiteach — famous
  • Irish: mórchlúiteach — famous
  • Italian: rinomato — famous
  • Italian: famoso — famous
  • Latin: fāmōsus — famous
  • Macedonian: по́знат (póznat) — famous
  • Macedonian: про́славен (próslaven) — famous
  • Macedonian: зна́менит (známenit) — famous
  • Manx: ard-ennymagh — famous
  • Māori: araara — famous
  • Māori: rongonui — famous
  • Norwegian: berømt — famous
  • Norwegian: vidgjeten — famous
  • Old English: hlīsful — famous
  • Old English: ġefrǣġe — famous
  • Old English: brēme — famous
  • Plautdietsch: beriemt — famous
  • Plautdietsch: huachberiemt — famous
  • Portuguese: de renome — famous
  • Portuguese: renomado — famous
  • Romanian: renumit — famous
  • Romanian: faimos — famous
  • Russian: знамени́тый (znamenítyj) — famous
  • Russian: изве́стный (izvéstnyj) — famous
  • Russian: просла́вленный (proslávlennyj) — famous
  • Scottish Gaelic: cliùiteach — famous
  • Scottish Gaelic: cliùmhor — famous
  • Spanish: renombrado — famous
  • Spanish: de renombre — famous
  • Spanish: reconocido — famous
  • Spanish: distinguido — famous
  • Spanish: afamado — famous
  • Spanish: insigne — famous
  • Spanish: eximio — famous
  • Spanish: mentado — famous
  • Spanish: célebre — famous
  • Sundanese: katelah — famous
  • Swedish: berömd — famous
  • Swedish: renommerad — famous
  • Turkish: meşhur — famous
  • Turkish: ünlü — famous
  • Ottoman Turkish: ماجد (macid) — famous
  • Ukrainian: знаменитий (znamenytyj) — famous
  • Ukrainian: відомий (vidomyj) — famous
  • Ukrainian: прославлений (proslavlenyj) — famous
  • Ukrainian: знаний (znanyj) — famous
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