Renown vs Famed - What's the difference?
renown | famed |
Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
* Dryden
* 1922 , (James Joyce), '' Episode 12, ''The Cyclops
Reports of nobleness or exploits; praise.
* Shakespeare
As a noun renown
is fame; celebrity; wide recognition.As an adjective famed is
having fame; famous or noted.renown
English
Noun
(-)- Nor envy we thy great renown , nor grudge thy victory.
- There sleep the mighty dead as in life they slept, warriors and princes of high renown .
- This famous duke of Milan, / Of whom so often I have heard renown .