celebrity
pronunciation
How to pronounce celebrity in British English:
UK [səˈlebrəti]
How to pronounce celebrity in American English:
US [səˈlebrəti]
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- Noun:
- a widely known person
- the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
Word Origin
- celebrity (n.)
- late 14c., "solemn rite or ceremony," from Old French celebrité "celebration" or directly from Latin celibritatem (nominative celebritas) "multitude, fame," from celeber "frequented, populous" (see celebrate). Meaning "condition of being famous" is from c. 1600; that of "famous person" is from 1849. When the old gods withdraw, the empty thrones cry out for a successor, and with good management, or even without management, almost any perishable bag of bones may be hoisted into the vacant seat. [E.R. Dodds, "The Greeks and the Irrational"]
Synonym
Example
- 1. Celebrity endorsement has become increasingly prevalent in recent years .
- 2. Of course , not all long-standing restaurants are celebrity haunts .
- 3. Diana used her international celebrity to help raise awareness about this issue .
- 4. Each year more than 1000 fresh faces arrive seeking fortune and celebrity .
- 5. As mr murray 's flirtation with celebrity suggests , america has come a long way .