repute
Other forms: reputed; reputing; reputes
A person of great or fine repute is someone who's widely known and highly respected. The word has a stuffy feel, so you're better off describing a cellist as being of great repute than, say, a rapper or comedian.
Like the words reputation and putative, repute comes from the Latin word putare, which means "consider." And the re? Let's say that the cellist Yo-Yo Ma is widely respected. That means a lot of people consider him to be great. He's considered great not just once but again (and again and again).
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the state of being held in high esteem and honor
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synonyms:
reputation
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black eye
a bad reputation
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stock
the reputation and popularity a person has
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character
good repute
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name
a person's reputation
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fame
favorable public reputation
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look on as or consider
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Vocabulary lists containing repute
After a Roman general captures a queen and kills her son, she embarks on a violent quest for revenge.
In this comedy, two Italian men compete for the affections of a duke's daughter.
The King of Navarre and three lords make a vow to avoid romance and devote themselves to study — but their resolve is tested when they encounter the Princess of France and her attendants.
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