celebrity

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ UK /sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #5189

Meanings

1

noun
A famous person, especially in entertainment or sport.

The restaurant is popular with film stars and other celebrities.
2

noun
The state of being famous.

His sudden celebrity changed his life completely.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a famous person, especially... celebstarfamous person

2 noun · the state of being famous. fame renown

Word family

Forms celebrities

Derived forms anticelebrityblogebritycelebcelebrealitycelebretardcelebricidecelebrificationcelebriphiliacelebritihoodcelebritinesscelebritizecelebritydom

Related forms celebcelebrate celebration

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Phrases (1)

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local celebrity
a person well known within a particular town or region

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Celebrity comes from Latin celebritas, from celeber, “frequented” or “honoured.” In late Middle English, celebrity originally meant a solemn ceremony. The related word celebrate, from the same period, originally meant to perform a public religious ceremony.

Etymology

From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.

celebritē Middle English celebrite Old French celēbritās Latin

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# celebrity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/
**IPA (UK):** /sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 5189

## Meanings
1. A famous person, especially in entertainment or sport.
2. The state of being famous.

## Examples
- The restaurant is popular with film stars and other celebrities.
- His sudden celebrity changed his life completely.

## Derived Forms
- anticelebrity
- blogebrity
- celeb
- celebreality
- celebretard
- celebricide
- celebrification
- celebriphilia
- celebritihood
- celebritiness
- celebritize
- celebritydom

## Related Forms
- celeb
- celebrate
- celebration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: celebritē
- Root: celebrite
- Root: celēbritās

## Etymology
From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.

## AI Etymology
celebrity is a noun. It is from Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās. Historical forms in the chain include celebritē (Middle English), celebrite (Old French), and celēbritās (Latin). Current senses include a famous person, especially in entertainment or sport and the state of being famous. Derived forms include anticelebrity, blogebrity, celeb, celebreality, and celebretard. Related words include celeb, celebrate, and celebration.

## Topics
- People & Society

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