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celebrity

4 syllables
noun
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As a noun, celebrity means fame, renown.

Meanings of celebrity

5 meanings

noun

  1. Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.

  2. A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.

  3. A widely known personperson

    “he was a baseball celebrity”

    Similar: famous person

  4. The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

    Similar: fame, renown
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteA rite or ceremony.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a widely known person
famous person
noun: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
famerenown

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