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Antonyms for renown

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-noun
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈnaʊn

Definition of renown

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Anglo-French renoun, Old French renon "renown, fame, reputation," from renomer "make famous," from re- "repeatedly" (see re-) + nomer "to name," from Latin nominare "to name" (see nominate). The Middle English verb reknouen "make known, acknowledge" has been assimilated to the noun via renowned. In old German university slang, a reknowner (German renommist) was "a boaster, a swaggerer."
  • adj fame
Example sentences :
  • Shakespeare owes the greater part of his renown to Mary Fitton.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • His renown as an illustrator remains high as ever in France.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • There was nothing left for him to do to increase his renown.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
  • He was succeeded by a preacher, Ancillon, of renown in church affairs.
  • Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
  • A desire will consume them to achieve some deed of glory and renown.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalry General » by Xenophon
  • By his subsequent exploits he filled the world with his renown.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Volumes may be appropriated to your praise and renown in the history of the world.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • As it was, the very qualities which might then have pushed him on to fortune and renown were the cause of his ruin.
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
  • They were not thrown off from his fertile and genial hand for gain or for renown.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 » by Various

Synonyms for renown

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