'Celebrity' definitions:
Definition of 'celebrity'
(from WordNet)
noun
A widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity" [syn: celebrity, famous person]
noun
The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: fame, celebrity, renown] [ant: infamy, opprobrium]
Definition of 'Celebrity'
From: GCIDE
- Celebrity \Ce*leb"ri*ty\, n.; pl. Celebrities. [L. celebritas: cf. F. c['e]l['e]brit['e].]
- 1. Celebration; solemnization. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The celebrity of the marriage. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown; as, the celebrity of Washington. [1913 Webster]
- An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place. [1913 Webster]