n. a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

n. the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

n. relative importance

n. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

n. an important or influential (and often overbearing) person

n. a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857

n. the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

n. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

n. a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc

adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

adj. of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"

adj. important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"

adj. impossible to forget

adj. important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"

adj. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain"; "a remarkable achievement"

adj. having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author"

adj. rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning"

adj. having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents"

adj. having an illustrious past

adj. having an illustrious past

adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

adj. celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James"

adj. produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; "his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush

adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"

adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

adj. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

adj. eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"

adj. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

adj. conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

adj. having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"

adj. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"

adj. productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting"

adj. productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"

adj. worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"

adj. worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"

adj. having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)

adj. worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"

adj. used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"

adj. deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"

adj. suitable for or worthy of quotation; "a quotable slogan"; "his remarks are not quotable in mixed company"

adj. having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

adj. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"

adj. (known)

adj. most familiar or renowned; "Stevenson's best-known work is probably `Treasure Island'"

adj. more familiar or renowned than the other of two: "the better known book of the two"

adj. "the limits of the known world"

adj. having the identity known or established; "the identified bodies were released for burial"

adj. so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend; "the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers"

adj. widely known and spoken of; "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde"

adj. frequently experienced; known closely or intimately; "a long-familiar face"; "a well-known voice reached her ears"

adj. not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source"

adj. not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"

adj. having value that is not acknowledged

adj. impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch"

adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"