Legend

What do we mean by legend?

An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical. noun

A body or collection of such stories. noun

One that inspires legends or achieves legendary fame. noun

An inscription or title on an object, such as a coin. noun

An explanatory caption accompanying an illustration. noun

An explanatory table or list of the symbols appearing on a map or chart. noun

To narrate or celebrate in or as in a legend.

To furnish with an inscription; inscribe with a legend: as, “a legended tomb,”

In the early church, a selection of readings from Scripture appointed for use at divine service; later, and more especially, the chronicle or register of the lives of the saints, formerly read at matins and in the refectories of religious houses. noun

An entertaining story, especially in early times one relating to wonders or miracles told of a saint; hence, any unauthentic and improbable or non-historical narrative handed down from early times; a tradition. noun

A musical composition set to a poetical story, or intended to express such a story without words. noun

An inscription or device of any kind; particularly, the inscription on a shield or coat or arms, or the explanatory inscription on a monument or under a plan or drawing, or the inscription which accompanies a picture, whether descriptive or supposed to stand for words used by the persons represented in the picture. noun

In numismatics, the words or letters stamped on the obverse or the reverse of a coin or medal: sometimes differentiated from, inscription as the reading around the circumference of a coin or medal, and sometimes as all that is inscribed excepting the name of the sovereign or other person represented. noun

A roll; list; book. noun

To tell or narrate, as a legend. transitive verb

That which is appointed to be read; especially, a chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins, and in the refectories of religious houses. noun

A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous nature. noun

An unrealistic story depicting past events.

A person related to a legend or legends.

A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.

An inscription, motto, or title, especially one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon a heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.

A musical composition set to a poetical story.

Totally worth of respect for any reason Urban Dictionary

A person who embodies the pinnacle of all the important social aspects. Any person who is funny, reckless, original and sensitive in the right measures is likely to be nominated a legend by his associates. A person to whose persona you aspire. Urban Dictionary

A general term to describe someone that achieves the impossible on a daily basis can also extend to legendary to explain the amazing things that the person has acomplished can be used to describe certain people such as chuck norris, bruce lee and adriaan w Urban Dictionary

A legend is someone or something whose coolness extends beyond all space and time. Urban Dictionary

One everyone should respect. Urban Dictionary

Someone who is the ultimate of cool. The legend is witty and nice, contrary to what they might think. The legend is also badass, though. Urban Dictionary

Their name will be known a hundred years from now Urban Dictionary

A noun that refers to someone of greatness and who is very well known Urban Dictionary

An entity of limited lifespan (typically in the past) most would prefer had continued their work endlessly. Urban Dictionary

Someone who ois so good at what they do Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to legend:
legend, lagend, legen, levend.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word legend:
earp, sleepy, shiva, vishnu, wyatt, myth, legends, folklore, hollow, says, goddess, devil, treasure, dragon, heroes, legendary, sword, tale, ghost, tells, saint, hero, tales, fantasy.

Words that rhyme with legend:
alldredge and, allege and, blackledge and, cartledge and, dredge and, edge and, eldredge and, hedge and, kedge and, ledge and, pledge and, rehg and, sedge and, sledge and, straightedge and, wedge and.

Adjectives that are often used to describe legend:
old, local, greek, popular, ancient, arthurian, indian, urban, medieval, irish, heroic, romantic, famous, christian, american, later, curious, beautiful, chinese, original, german, similar, mere, known, interesting, roman, classical, historical, celtic, buddhist, sacred, mediaeval, strange, native, wild, biblical, traditional, australian, pious, pretty, japanese, contemporary, golden, welsh, familiar, reverse, obverse, norse, family, pure, persistent, egyptian, persian, spanish, poetic, homeric, babylonian, talmudic, latin, charming, classic, russian, above, century, quaint, oriental, scandinavian, rabbinic, aztec.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective legend:
telling, sanskrit, tripping, cycle, trips, the, maker, makers, making, creation, tellers.

Consonant match to legend:
legioned, ledge and, lege and, liege and, lodge and.

Words that sound like legend:
legend, legende, legioned, legends, legenda, ligand, bludgeoned, legin, legion, lessened, leavened, lemond, lessoned, lechon, legement, leshan, logion, lagend, legit, listened, login, lomond, ligement, leging, lycian, low-end, low end, lodge in, lagena, lushun, legged, legen, legan, lotion, lend, lesion, lund, lation, legions, lightened, loosened, lucian, leant, leland, lengthened, laotian, ledged, leyland, likened, lagina, largent, ladened, livened, layland, lunde, lashon, leeland, latian, lodgement, loudened, legist, lodgment, luciani, lende, the legend, leggin, ligon, ligan, ligands, cheshunt, engined, hedge fund, jugend, lind, bludgeon, lodging, loose end, linde, lynd, lynde, lamond, logins, limned, lafond, logit, lungen, lindh, leshem, laja, le monde, logan, lagan, logon, legate, lagen, legrand, lejeune, liegen, wigand, loggen.