About The Word Celebrity

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Celebrity

Celebrity Meaning & Definition
Celebrity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Celebrity?

[n] a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity"
[n] the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

Synonyms | Synonyms for Celebrity: fame | famous person | renown

Related Terms | Find terms related to Celebrity: acclaim | ballyhoo | baron | big gun | big man | big name | bigwig | blurb | brass | brass hat | bright light | center of attraction | character | common knowledge | constellation | cry | currency | cynosure | daylight | dignitary | dignity | distinction | eclat | elder | eminence | Establishment | exposure | fame | famousness | father | figure | folk hero | galaxy | glare | glory | great man | hero | heroine | hoopla | hue and cry | idol | immortal | important person | interests | kudos | limelight | lion | lords of creation | luminaries | luminary | magnate | mahatma | man of mark | master spirit | maximum dissemination | mogul | nabob | name | notability | notable | notoriety | notoriousness | panjandrum | person of note | person of renown | personage | personality | pillar of society | pleiad | plug | pop hero | popular hero | popular idol | popularity | power | power elite | PR | press notice | prestige | prominence | public eye | public figure | public knowledge | public relations | public report | publicity | publicity story | publicness | puff | reclame | recognition | renown | rep | report | reputation | repute | ruling circle | sachem | social lion | somebody | something | spotlight | star | stardom | superstar | the bubble reputation | the great | the top | top brass | top people | tycoon | very important person | VIP | vogue | worthy | write-up

See Also | guiding light | honor | honour | immortal | important person | influential person | laurels | leading light | lion | luminary | notability | notable | personage | personality | social lion

Celebrity In Webster's Dictionary

\Ce*leb"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Celebrities}. [L. celebritas: cf. F. c['e]l['e]brit['e].] 1. Celebration; solemnization. [Obs.] The celebrity of the marriage. --Bacon. 2. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown; as, the celebrity of Washington. An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy. --Whewell. 3. A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.

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