FAMOUS Meaning of FAMOUS in English ■ adjective1》 known about by many people. 2》 informal excellent.Derivatives~ly adverb~ness noun OriginME: from OFr. fameus , from L. famosus 'famed', from fama (see fame ). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004