source: By Barbara Krafft - Deutsch, Otto Erich (1965) Mozart: A Documentary Biography. Stanford: Stanford University Press., Public Domain

有名な

famous: 「有名な」の意味の最も一般的な語

well-known: 特にある場所でよく知られていることをいう

prominent: 〘ややかたく･主に書〙 で, 他より卓越しておりよく知られていること

celebrated: 〘書〙 で, 芸術家･作品などが認知され注目されて有名なことで, 皆からの敬愛･名誉を暗示する

distinguished: 〘主に書〙 で, 専門家などがその職業で成功し尊敬･称賛を集めていること

eminent: 〘主に書〙 で, 専門家･芸術家などがその分野で頂点にあると認識され, 有名で尊敬されていること

notorious, infamous: 悪いことで有名なことをいうが, 後者は〘かたく〙 で, 不道徳･邪悪さを強調し, より強意的

NOTICEABLE, REMARKABLE, PROMINENT, OUTSTANDING, CONSPICUOUS, SALIENT, STRIKING mean attracting notice or attention.

NOTICEABLE applies to something unlikely to escape observation.

e.g. a piano recital with no noticeable errors

REMARKABLE applies to something so extraordinary or exceptional as to invite comment.

e.g. a film of remarkable intelligence and wit

PROMINENT applies to something commanding notice by standing out from its surroundings or background.

e.g. a doctor who occupies a prominent position in the town

OUTSTANDING applies to something that rises above and excels others of the same kind.

e.g. honored for her outstanding contributions to science

CONSPICUOUS applies to something that is obvious and unavoidable to the sight or mind.

e.g. conspicuous bureaucratic waste

SALIENT applies to something of significance that merits the attention given it.

e.g. the salient points of the speech

STRIKING applies to something that impresses itself powerfully and deeply upon the observer's mind or vision.

e.g. the region's striking poverty

1. important; famous:

｟ややかたく･主に書｠ 〈人が〉 «…で» 卓越［傑出］した, 有名な «in»; 〈立場が〉重要な(important)

e.g. she was a prominent member of the city council.

2. projecting from something; protuberant:

〈体の部位などが〉突き出した, 突起した

e.g. a man with big, prominent eyes like a lobster's.

3. situated so as to catch the attention; noticeable:

〈場所･特徴などが〉 «…において» 目立つ, 顕著な «in»

e.g. the new housing developments are prominent landmarks.

late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere. Compare with eminent.