The quality or state of being famous; widespread recognition or celebrity status.
From 'famous' plus the -ness suffix, which forms abstract nouns from adjectives. 'Famous' itself comes from Latin 'fāmōsus,' derived from 'fāma' meaning fame.
In the age of social media, 'famousness' has become democratized and temporary—anyone can achieve it in minutes—whereas the word itself comes from an era when fame took years or decades to acquire and was jealously guarded by elites.
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