Fame — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

favorable public reputation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪm/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈeɪm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

renown celebrity

Antonyms

infamy

Word Forms

famous

adjective

widely known and esteemed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ruhm

der Zustand oder die Qualität, weithin geehrt und anerkannt zu werden

🇫🇷French

notoriété

l'état ou la qualité d'être largement honoré et acclamé

🇪🇸Spanish

fama

el estado o la calidad de ser ampliamente honrado y aclamado

🇮🇹Italian

fama

lo stato o la qualità di essere ampiamente onorato e acclamato

🇳🇱Dutch

roem

de staat of kwaliteit van het alom geëerd en geprezen worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

fama

o estado ou qualidade de ser amplamente homenageado e aclamado

🇷🇺Russian

слава

состояние или качество широкого почитания и признания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यश

व्यापक रूप से सम्मानित और प्रशंसित होने की अवस्था या गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

খ্যাতি

ব্যাপকভাবে সম্মানিত এবং প্রশংসিত হওয়ার রাষ্ট্র বা গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

புகழ்

பரவலாக மதிக்கப்படும் மற்றும் பாராட்டப்பட்ட நிலை அல்லது தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కీర్తి

విస్తృతంగా గౌరవించబడిన మరియు ప్రశంసలు పొందిన స్థితి లేదా నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रसिद्धी

व्यापकपणे सन्मानित आणि प्रशंसित होण्याची स्थिती किंवा गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખ્યાતિ

રાજ્ય અથવા વ્યાપક રીતે સન્માનિત અને વખાણાયેલી ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖ್ಯಾತಿ

ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿ ಗೌರವ ಮತ್ತು ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ಪಡೆದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രശസ്തി

പരക്കെ ആദരിക്കപ്പെടുകയും പ്രശംസിക്കപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന അവസ്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧੀ

ਰਾਜ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شہرت

ریاست یا معیار جس کی بڑے پیمانے پر عزت اور تعریف کی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

名声

受到广泛尊敬和赞誉的状态或品质

🇯🇵Japanese

名声

広く尊敬され、賞賛されている状態または性質

🇰🇷Korean

명성

널리 존경받고 호평을 받는 상태나 자질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

danh tiếng

trạng thái hoặc chất lượng được vinh danh và hoan nghênh rộng rãi

🇹🇭Thai

ชื่อเสียง

สภาพหรือคุณภาพของการได้รับเกียรติและยกย่องอย่างกว้างขวาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

popularitas

keadaan atau kualitas yang dihormati dan diakui secara luas

🇵🇭Filipino

kasikatan

ang estado o kalidad ng pagiging malawak na pinarangalan at kinikilala

🇲🇾Malay

kemasyhuran

keadaan atau kualiti yang dihormati dan disanjung secara meluas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شهرة

حالة أو جودة التكريم والإشادة على نطاق واسع

🇮🇷Persian

شهرت

وضعیت یا کیفیت مورد تقدیر و تحسین گسترده

🇹🇷Turkish

şöhret

geniş çapta onurlandırılma ve alkışlanma durumu veya kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּרסוּם

המדינה או האיכות של זוכה לכבוד נרחב ולשבחים

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