A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
Used in a Sentence
legends
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for legends.
Editorial note
That orcas avoid harming humans has long been a part of the legends of Pacific Northwest tribes.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of legends gathered in one view.
A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
A plausible story set in the historical past, but whose historicity is uncertain.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for legends.
noun
A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
noun
A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
noun
A plausible story set in the historical past, but whose historicity is uncertain.
noun
A story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree.
Example sentences
That orcas avoid harming humans has long been a part of the legends of Pacific Northwest tribes.
The two storied legends are MGR in Tamil Nadu and NTR in Andhra Pradesh.
Surely the statute of limitations on this has passed now and we can know who these legends really were?
For instance, in league of legends, you can't do a few champion combos (like Alistar's headbutt + pulverize) on a lag greater than 200ms.
I must work at a very slow pace...legends take me longer than I'd like to admit.
It looks like they're building legends on these maps.
The characters from Greek legends are often deeply flawed.
There are many urban legends about the US highway system, such as the false belief that it was designed as an alternative landing strip for SAC bombers.
I was tired of making my own legends for each single things.
I simply regard religion as a set of myths and legends.
Of course I read both X and Y axis legends.
(Go read the net.legends FAQ.) And Perl wasn't a great language before 4, in 1993, and didn't attain anywhere near peak popularity until 5.
Quote examples
For example mine has "league of legends!w" at the moment.
"Tired of making legends for your data visualizations?" No.
Proper noun examples
It's a lot like when, to use a (honestly shoddy) metaphor, people talk about rankings in a video game like League of Legends.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use legends in a sentence?
That orcas avoid harming humans has long been a part of the legends of Pacific Northwest tribes.
What does legends mean?
A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
What part of speech is legends?
legends is commonly used as noun.