celebrity

ce·leb·ri·ty  (s-lbr-t)

n. pl. ce·leb·ri·ties

1. A famous person.

2. Renown; fame.

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[Middle English celebrite, fame, from Old French, from Latin celebrits, from celeber, celebr-, famous.]

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ce·lebri·ty·hood n.

Synonyms: celebrity, hero, luminary, name, notable, personage
These nouns refer to a widely known person: a social celebrity; the heroes of science; a theatrical luminary; a big name in sports; a notable of the concert stage; a personage in the field of philosophy.

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celebrity [sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. a famous person a show-business celebrity

2. fame or notoriety

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	celebrity - a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity" famous person immortal - a person (such as an author) of enduring fame; "Shakespeare is one of the immortals" important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events social lion, lion - a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) guiding light, leading light, luminary, notability, notable - a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" personality - a person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood personality" toast - a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town"
	2.	celebrity - the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed fame, renown honour, laurels, honor - the state of being honored

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celebrity

noun

1. personality, name, star, lion, superstar, big name, dignitary, luminary, bigwig (informal), celeb (informal), face (informal), big shot (informal), personage, megastar (informal), V.I.P. At the age of twelve, he was already a celebrity.
personality has-been, nobody, unknown, non-person

2. fame, reputation, honour, glory, popularity, distinction, prestige, prominence, stardom, renown, pre-eminence, repute, éclat, notability She has finally achieved celebrity after 25 years as an actress.
fame obscurity

Quotations
"A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized" [Fred Allen Treadmill to Oblivion]
"The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness" [Daniel Boorstin The Image]
"Celebrity: the advantage of being known by those who don't know you" [Chamfort Maximes et pensées]

Translations

celebrity [sɪˈlebrɪtɪ] N (= fame, person) → celebridad f

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celebrity [sɪˈlɛbrɪti]

n (= person) → célébrité f

modif [chef, hairdresser] → célèbre
celebrity status n (= prominence) → statut m de célébrité
celebrity wedding n → mariage m de célébrités

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celebrity

n → Berühmtheit f; (= person also) → berühmte Persönlichkeit

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celebrity [sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ] n → celebrità f inv

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celebrity → شُهْرَة známá osobnost berømthed Prominenter διασημότητα celebridad, personaje famoso julkkis célébrité slavna osoba celebrità 有名人 유명 인사 beroemdheid berømthet sława celebridade знаменитость kändis ผู้มีชื่อเสียง ünlü người nổi tiếng 名人