n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: FAME 2, éclat, notoriety, renown, ||rep, reputation, repute
Antonyms: obscurity
2 a widely known and popularly esteemed person FF1C; youngsters making a great to-do over sports celebrities FF1E;
Synonyms: big name, ||celeb, luminary, name, notability, notable, somebody
Related Words: hero, immortal, mahatma, star, superstar; lion; personage, worthy; cynosure
Idioms: center of attraction, person of note ( or mark)
Contrasted Words: back number; nobody