What is the Latin word for renowned?

The usual Latin words for “renowned” are clārus, praeclārus, illūstris; also nōbilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“renowned” in Latin

clārusclear, bright; renowned, famous, famed, distinguished, illustrious, celebrated, glorious; upstanding, respected praeclārusvery clear or bright; famous; noble, excellent illūstrisbright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous, prominent nōbilisnoble, high-born; distinct, able to be known, famous, celebrated; known, famous; acquainted, familiar

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

renowned

clarus: praeclarus: illustris: perillustris: inclytus: nobilis: ☞ not famosus. SYN. and PHR. in CELEBRATED.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for renowned?: The usual Latin words for “renowned” are clārus, praeclārus, illūstris; also nōbilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.