renowned

UK/ɹɪˈnaʊnd/US/ɹɪˈnaʊnd/

adjectiveC1Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,373 of 15,258leans written

Renowned means famous and admired far and wide. World-renowned, renowned for his work, a renowned surgeon.

It is warmer than famous because admiration is built in — nobody is renowned for a scandal — and it usually takes for, naming what the fame rests on. It is formal and a little grand. Note renown, the noun; and that the word comes through French from a root meaning to name again, so renown is being repeatedly named.

Definitions of renowned

1adjectiverenownedFamous and admired far and wide.C1
“The restaurant is renowned for its seafood and is always fully booked.”
synonyms: celebrated, eminent

renowned is a quality of fame.

Also accepted in games: celebrated, famed

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renowned in the wild

Typically prepared by highly skilled gourmet chefs, haute cuisine dishes are renowned for their high quality and are often offered at premium prices.
Haute cuisine
The lake it's on, Christina Lake, is renowned as the warmest lake in Canada.
Christina Lake Provincial Park
Throughout its existence, CBPF became an internationally renowned research institution, organizing several international meetings and hosting many renowned physicists, like Richard Feynman and J.
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas
The 2009 tour would see bands from the US and UK along with renowned Indian bands.
Hard Electric Tour
Kildare was renowned for spending the revenues at his pleasure during this time.
1502 in Ireland

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