sə̇ˈlebrəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French célébrité, from Latin celebritat-, celebritas, from celebr-, celeber famous + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at celebrate
1. obsolete : a solemn celebration
2. : the state of being celebrated, acclaimed, or widely known on account of specific accomplishments
that was in the spring of 1820, and the season of celebrity was often quite as short then as it is today — H.V.Gregory
made a sensational debut as a pianist at the age of six … but by adolescence, her celebrity was finished — Roul Tunley
3. : a celebrated or widely known person : one popularly honored for some signal achievement
he found himself a celebrity , sought after by civic leaders and journalists — R.A.Cordell
Synonyms: see fame