What does infamous mean?

infamous means "known widely and usually unfavorably".

How many syllables are in infamous?

infamous has 3 syllables: in-fa-mous. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪnfəməs/.

What is another word for infamous?

Close synonyms include ill-famed, notorious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is infamous a common word?

infamous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

infamous — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
known widely and usually unfavorably
“a notorious gangster”
“the tenderloin district was notorious for vice”
“the infamous Benedict Arnold”
Synonymsill-famed notorious
Similardisreputable

Questions about infamous

What does infamous mean?: infamous means "known widely and usually unfavorably".
How many syllables are in infamous?: infamous has 3 syllables: in-fa-mous. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪnfəməs/.
What is another word for infamous?: Close synonyms include ill-famed, notorious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is infamous a common word?: infamous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for infamous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
known widely and usually unfavorably
“a notorious gangster”
“the tenderloin district was notorious for vice”
“the infamous Benedict Arnold”
Synonymsill-famed notorious
Similardisreputable

Questions about infamous

What does infamous mean?: infamous means "known widely and usually unfavorably".
How many syllables are in infamous?: infamous has 3 syllables: in-fa-mous. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪnfəməs/.
What is another word for infamous?: Close synonyms include ill-famed, notorious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is infamous a common word?: infamous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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