legend
noun
[ ˈlɛdʒ(ə)nd ]
• a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.
• "the legend of King Arthur"
Similar:
myth,
saga,
epic,
folk tale,
folk story,
traditional story,
tale,
story,
fairy tale,
narrative,
fable,
romance,
folklore,
lore,
mythology,
fantasy,
oral history,
tradition,
folk tradition,
old wives' tales,
mythos,
mythus,
yarn,
• an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field.
• "the man was a living legend"
Similar:
celebrity,
star,
superstar,
icon,
famous person,
great,
genius,
phenomenon,
luminary,
giant,
big name,
celeb,
megastar,
• an inscription, especially on a coin or medal.
Similar:
caption,
inscription,
dedication,
motto,
slogan,
device,
heading,
head,
title,
wording,
subtitle,
subheading,
rubric,
colophon,
legend
adjective
• very well known.
• "his speed and ferocity in attack were legend"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘story of a saint's life’): from Old French legende, from medieval Latin legenda ‘things to be read’, from Latin legere ‘read’. legend (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 17th century.
