repute

/riˈpjut/

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).

Definitions of repute

1. noun

   the state of being held in high esteem and honor
   synonyms: reputation

   antonyms:

   disrepute

   the state of being held in low esteem

   types:

   black eye

   a bad reputation

   stock

   the reputation and popularity a person has

   character

   good repute

   name

   a person's reputation

   fame

   favorable public reputation

   type of:

   honor, honour, laurels

   the state of being honored
2. verb

   look on as or consider
   “He is reputed to be intelligent”

   synonyms: esteem, look on, look upon, perceive, regard as, take to be, think of

   type of:

   believe, conceive, consider, think

   judge or regard; look upon; judge