renown
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renown
- /ɹɪˈnaʊn/ Canada, US, UK
Rhymes with -aʊn
Where it comes from
From Old French renoun (compare with Modern French renom), equivalent to re- + noun.
noun renowns
- Fame; celebrity; wide recognition. She is a theame of honour and renowne, / A ſpurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds, / Whoſe preſent courage may beate downe our foes, / And fame in time to come canonize us, […]
- Reports of nobleness or achievements; praise. […] She / Is daughter to this famous Duke of Milan, / Of whom so often I have heard renown, / But never saw before;
verb renowns · renowning · renowned
- To make famous.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: celebrity, fame, well-known, prominence, prestige, acclaim, reputation, repute, awareness, visibility, recognition, name, standing, stature, profile, notoriety
Translations
Every language
noun Fame or wide recognition
| Español | renombre, nombradía, hao |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | यश yaś, वैभव vaibhav, कीर्ति kīrti, प्रसिद्धि prasiddhi, ख्याति khyāti |
| Português | renome |
| Français | renom, renommée |
| Deutsch | Ansehen, Ruf, Ruhm |
| Italiano | rinomanza, celebrità, fama |
| Ελληνικά | φήμη fími, δόξα dóxa |
| Română | renume, faimă |
| Русский | изве́стность izvéstnostʹ |
| العربية | شُهْرة šuhra |
| עברית | מוֹנִיטִין monitin |
Talk about this word "renown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/renown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. renown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/renown "renown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/renown.Cite this
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