ce·leb·ri·ty

[suh-leb-ri-tee]
noun, plural ce·leb·ri·ties for 1.
1.
a famous or well-known person.
2.
fame; renown.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin celebritās multitude, fame, festal celebration, equivalent to celebr- (stem of celeber) often repeated, famous + -itās -ity

non·ce·leb·ri·ty, noun, plural non·ce·leb·ri·ties.


2. distinction, note, eminence, stardom.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To celebrity
00:10
Celebrity is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Collins
World English Dictionary
celebrity (sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ties
1.  a famous person: a show-business celebrity
2.  fame or notoriety

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

celebrity
c.1380, "solemn rite or ceremony," from O.Fr. celebrité, from L. celibritatem (nom. celebritas) "multitude, fame," from celeber "frequented, populous." Meaning "condition of being famous" is from 1600; that of "famous person" is from 1849.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Her fame came from her longevity and from her celebrity friends.
And now they watch celebrity chefs preparing gourmet meals, and compare their
  own efforts.
Instead, she focuses on the professor's looks, another indicator in our
  celebrity-obsessed world.
We're celebrating the best of western cooking with celebrity chefs and cooking
  demonstrations.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT