# fame

Pronunciation: say "FAYM" /feɪm/

## Noun

1. The condition of being famous and widely talked about, especially for positive achievements.
   - Simple: The state of being widely known and admired, usually for something good.
   - _The young actor achieved fame almost overnight after the film's release._
   - _Lasting fame eluded the inventor until long after his death._
2. The general opinion that others hold about a person's character or worth.
   - Simple: The way other people think about someone's character.
   - _His fame as a fair judge spread through the district._
   - _Years of honest dealing built her fame among the local traders._

## Verb

3. To make a person or thing famous or widely known.
   - Simple: To make a person or thing widely known.
   - _A single best-selling novel famed the once-obscure writer._
   - _The victory will fame his name throughout the region._

## Noun

4. Something said or reported about a person or event; gossip or rumor. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Talk or news that spreads from person to person, often unproven.
   - _Fame of the king's illness traveled faster than any messenger._
   - _She paid little heed to the idle fame passing through the market stalls._

## Origin

From Middle English fame, from Old French fame ('celebrity, renown'), borrowed from Latin fāma ('talk, rumor, report, reputation'), which traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to speak or tell'. It is related to Ancient Greek phḗmē ('talk').

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fame (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).