renown

[ ri-noun ]

noun

1. widespread and high repute; fame.

   Synonyms: eminence, note, distinction, glory, celebrity

2. Obsolete. report or rumor.

renown

/ rɪˈnaʊn /

noun

1. widespread reputation, esp of a good kind; fame

Other Words From

• re·nownless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of renown¹

1300–50; Middle English renoun < Anglo-French; Old French renom, derivative of renomer to make famous < Latin re- re- + nōmināre to name

Word History and Origins

Origin of renown¹

C14: from Anglo-Norman renoun , from Old French renom , from renomer to celebrate, from re- + nomer to name, from Latin nōmināre

Example Sentences

In a cruel twist of fate, these were precisely the costs that sunk Rioult Dance NY, known for theatrical and deeply emotional works, just as it was preparing for greater renown.

From Washington Post

Bisa Butler’s 2021 “I Go to Prepare a Place for You,” is a textile portrait of Harriet Tubman, equally commanding and more explicitly regal than Sherald’s depiction of an ordinary woman thrust into posthumous renown.

From Washington Post

Meanwhile, On’s marketing chief, Robayna, says the company has hired a lawyer to secure residence status in Switzerland for Lobalu, whose renown has grown among the country’s runners.

From Time

The Brooklyn-born architect, who passed away on May 10 at age 85, first gained renown as an interior architect when he opened his practice in 1965.

From Quartz

The first Danish series to gain international renown was the 2007 show Forbrydelsen, which followed the investigation of a single crime, with each episode chronicling a day in the investigation.

From Vox

Simmons is an interesting role model given her renown as a multi-media, feminist artist.

From The Daily Beast

But, the Yahwist describes the Nephilim as “heroes that were of old, warriors of renown,” not as gods or even demi-gods.

From The Daily Beast

Especially those whose renown is related to a moral failing.

From The Daily Beast

Lukashenko openly despised Sannikov and his wife, Irina Khalip, an investigative reporter of international renown.

From The Daily Beast

Joyce, for his part, later grumbled that Eliot gained renown by borrowing from his Ulysses.

From The Daily Beast

In choosing Massna to carry to Paris the tidings of peace, it was not only his prestige and renown which influenced Bonaparte.

From Project Gutenberg

Among them was the famous favourite violin of Paganini, the renown of which, says M. Vuillaume, "was equal to that of its master."

From Project Gutenberg

His military renown rested largely on his ability to carry out, without hesitation and jealousy, the commands of others.

From Project Gutenberg

Not once, by word or deed, can we discern that he cherished any idea of future renown.

From Project Gutenberg

Her talents, her accomplishments, her fascinating conversational eloquence, had spread her renown widely through Europe.

From Project Gutenberg