celebrity
/səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.29 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "Many of those that envy celebrities aspire to celebrity themselves."
- ""What do you put in your paper?" I asked, […] "Oh, news," said he, "and dull articles, and things about Celebrities. If you know any Celebrities, now?" Noël asked him what Celebrities were. "Oh, the Queen and the Princes, and people with titles, and people who write, or sing, or act—or do something clever or wicked.""
- "I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper."
Etymology
From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: celebritē, celebrite, celēbritās
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/
- British English: /sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/