Celebrity Meaning
/sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA rite or ceremony.
nounFame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
Sentence Examples
On encountering the celebrity, the fans asked for his autograph.
He is something of a celebrity.
He was voted the worst dressed celebrity.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A famous ____ walked onto the stage, and the crowd erupted into applause.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The famous ____ was surrounded by fans as he left the hotel tonight.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""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.""
— 1899, E. Nesbit, The Story of the Treasure Seekers:
"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."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A famous ____ walked onto the stage, and the crowd erupted into applause.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The famous ____ was surrounded by fans as he left the hotel tonight.