WELL-KNOWN
ADJECTIVES
► ACQUAINTED known widely; well-known, familiar; easily recognizable → 1406
► BIG well-known, as by word of mouth → 1970 US sl.
► CELEBRIOUS well-known, famous, renowned, noted → 1608 arch. or Eng. dial.
► FAR-FAMED well-known, widely celebrated → 1624
► NOSCIBLE knowable, famous, well-known → 1654 obs.
► OBVERSANT standing over against, opposite, contrary; also, placed in front of; hence, familiar, well-known → 1579 obs.
NOUNS
► FAMOUSNESS the fact or state of being well-known → 1605 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► FACE a well-known person; a recognizable person; a celebrity, esp. a show-business notable → 1960s Amer. sl.
► KNOWN a well-known person → 1822 colloq. obs.
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