Noun
He achieved great renown for his discoveries.
Her photographs have earned her international renown.
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Where to stay To immerse yourself in the history and design renown of the city, check into downtown’s Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, a 19th-century neo-Gothic former men’s club with its good old bones restored.—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025 On her path to film-industry renown, Diop was a fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.—Armond White, National Review, 16 May 2025 Despite Fox’s renown for torching opportunities, Rossiter and Fox worked hard to get labels’ attention in the ’90s, to no avail.—Nate Rogers, Vulture, 22 May 2025 Hoping to capitalize on its renown, Vivienne Westwood staged its first bridal fashion show as part of Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week on Thursday.—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for renown
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English renoun, from Anglo-French renum, renoun, from renomer to report, speak of, from re- + nomer to name, from Latin nominare, from nomin-, nomen name — more at name
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