English Online Dictionary. What means celebrity? What does celebrity mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sɪˈlɛbɹɪti/
- (US) IPA(key): /səˈlɛbɹɪti/
Noun
celebrity (countable and uncountable, plural celebrities)
- (obsolete) A rite or ceremony. [17th–18th c.]
- (uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]
- Synonyms: big name, distinction, fame, eminence, renown
- A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]
- Synonyms: big name, star, (informal) celeb, (informal) sleb, luminary, notable, media darling
- Hyponym: delebrity
Derived terms
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Translations
References
- “celebrity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- celebrity in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- “celebrity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English celebrity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈlebɾiti/ [θeˈle.β̞ɾi.t̪i]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈlebɾiti/ [seˈle.β̞ɾi.t̪i]
- Rhymes: -ebɾiti
- Syllabification: ce‧le‧bri‧ty
Noun
celebrity m or f by sense (plural celebritys)
- celebrity
- Synonym: celebridad
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.