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- DictionaryCe·leb·ri·ty/səˈlebrədē/
noun
- 1. a famous person: "a celebrity chef" Similar famous personVIPvery important personpersonalitynamebig namefamous namehousehold namestarsuperstarcelebutanteleading lightgiantgreatmastergurudignitaryluminaryworthygrandeelionpublic figurepillar of societynotablenotabilitypersonagepanjandruminformal:heavyweightcelebsomebodysomeonebigwigbiggiebig shotbig noisebig gunbig cheesebig chiefnoblady mucklord mucktop brasshonchohead honchotop dogmogulsupremomegastarheavyfat catbig wheelbig kahunakahunatop bananabig enchiladamacherhigh muckamuckhigh muckety-muckOpposite nonentity
- ▪ the state of being well known: "his prestige and celebrity grew" Similar fameprominencerenowneminencepreeminenceimportancestardompopularitydistinctiongreatnessnotenotabilityprestigestaturestandingpositionrankreputereputationillustriousnessgloryacclaiminfluenceaccountconsequencevisibilityOpposite obscurity
Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘solemn ceremony’): from Old French celebrite or Latin celebritas, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honored’.
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