Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

celebrious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cele-bri-ous
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Famous, well-known.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For vvhat elſe did Hubert Archbiſhoppe of Canterbury, […] vvhen in that ſacred and celebrious Aſſembly of all the States, addreſſing for the roiall Inauguration, hee […] perſvvading them by a cunning, but diſloyall ſpeech (vvhich yet ſome by tranſforming, haue more deformed) that the Engliſh Crovvne vvas meerely Arbitrary and Electiue at the peoples deuotion?"

Etymology

From Latin celebr-, celeber + English -ious.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -ious
Root: celeber

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more celebrious (comparative) most celebrious (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

celebrate celebrated celebrity

Questions

What does celebrious mean?: Famous, well-known.
Where does celebrious come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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