Celebrity Definition

sə-lĕbrĭ-tē
celebrities
noun
celebrities
One who is widely known and of great popular interest.
American Heritage
Wide recognition; fame; renown.
Webster's New World
A famous or well-publicized person.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Celebrity

Noun

Singular:
celebrity
Plural:
celebrities

Origin of Celebrity

  • Middle English celebrite fame from Old French from Latin celebritās from celeber celebr- famous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celebritas.

    From Wiktionary

Celebrity Sentence Examples

  • The mineral springs of Baden are very numerous and have acquired great celebrity, those of Baden-Baden, Badenweiler, Antogast, Griesbach, Freiersbach and Petersthal being the most frequented.

  • His chief celebrity, however, is founded upon the consummate ability with which he discharged the civil duties of his office.

  • This place is full of beds waiting for celebrity hook-ups.

  • The birds of paradise, which are confined to the sub-region, give special celebrity to its fauna.

  • Of these, one may note for their later celebrity Philadelphia in Lydia and Attalia on the Pamphylian coast.

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