a famous person fame or notoriety
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ce•leb•ri•ty /səˈlɛbrɪti/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -ties.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a famous or well-known person:[countable]Numerous television celebrities attended the ceremony.
- fame;
renown:[uncountable]had gained celebrity for heroism.
ce•leb•ri•ty
(sə leb′ri tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 1.
- a famous or well-known person.
- fame;
renown.
- Latin celebritās multitude, fame, festal celebration, equivalent. to celebr- (stem of celeber) often repeated, famous + -itās -ity
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distinction, note, eminence, stardom.
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'celebrity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
appearance money
- beautiful people
- bobblehead
- celeb
- celebutante
- colour commentator
- fame
- fan
- fan club
- fan letter
- fete
- glory
- groupie
- haunt
- kiss-and-tell
- light
- lion
- lionize
- lookalike
- meet
- name
- note
- persona
- personal
- personality
- photo opportunity
- photocall
- pop art
- private life
- renown
- sacred monster
- sex symbol
- splendor
- stalk
- star
- talk show