Renown

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈnaÊŠn/
• Rhymes: -aÊŠn

Origin

Old French renon, from re- + non ("name")

Full definition of renown

Noun

1. Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
• DrydenNor envy we thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory.
• 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses (novel) Episode 12, The CyclopsThere sleep the mighty dead as in life they slept, warriors and princes of high renown.
2. Reports of nobleness or exploits; praise.
• ShakespeareThis famous duke of Milan,
  Of whom so often I have heard renown.