English Explanatory Dictionary

celebrity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rite or ceremony.
  2. Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
  3. A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-celebrity.wav /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ /ˈsɛ.lᵻ.brɪ.ʈi/

Word forms

celebrity celebrities

Etymology

From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.

Synonyms

big name distinction fame eminence renown star celeb sleb luminary notable media darling

Related words

celeb celebrate celebration

Derived words

anticelebrity blogebrity celeb celebreality celebretard celebricide celebrification celebriphilia celebritihood celebritiness celebritize celebritydom celebrityhood celebrityness celebrity obsession disorder celebrityship celebrityville celebrity worship syndrome celebutante celebutard celesbian celetoid cybercelebrity delebrity demicelebrity e-celebrity incelebrity megacelebrity microcelebrity micro-celebrity minicelebrity minor celebrity noncelebrity nonebrity pro-celebrity pseudocelebrity semicelebrity subcelebrity sublebrity supercelebrity weblebrity
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