Defn: State of being famished.
FAMOSITY
Fa*mos"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. famositas infamy: cf. F. famosité. See
Famous.]
Defn: The state or quality of being famous. [Obs.] Johnson.
FAMOUS
Fa"mous, a. Etym: [L. famosus, fr. fama fame: cf. F. fameux. See
Fame.]
Defn: Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; — used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate. Famous for a scolding tongue. Shak.
Syn. — Noted; remarkable; signal; conspicuous; celebrated; renowned; illustrious; eminent; transcendent; excellent. — Famous, Renowned, Illustrious. Famous is applied to a person or thing widely spoken of as extraordinary; renowned is applied to those who are named again and again with honor; illustrious, to those who have dazzled the world by the splendor of their deeds or their virtues. See Distinguished.
FAMOUSED
Fa"moused, a.
Defn: Renowned. [Obs.] Shak.
FAMOUSLY
Fa"mous*ly, adv.
Defn: In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly;
splendidly.
Then this land was famously enriched With politic grave counsel.
Shak.