/seuh leb"ri tee/ , n. , pl. celebrities for 1.
1. a famous or well-known person.
2. fame; renown.
[ 1350-1400; ME celebritas multitude, fame, festal celebration, equiv. to celebr- (s. of celeber ) often repeated, famous + -itas -ITY ]
Syn. 2. distinction, note, eminence, stardom.