Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.

    Many of those that envy celebrities aspire to celebrity themselves.

    Berühmtheit, Bekanntheit, Ruhm

    знамени́тостьznamenítostʹ, изве́стностьizvéstnostʹ, сла́ваsláva

  2. (countable)A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.

    berühmte Person, Prominenter, Prominente

    знамени́тостьznamenítostʹ, селе́бритиselébriti, селе́баseléba

    знамени́тістьznamenýtistʹ, зі́ркаzírka

  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A rite or ceremony.

More definitions
  • a widely known person
  • the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

Examples

159 sentences
  1. He is something of a celebrity.

    Він щось на кшталт знаменитості. — deniko

    ruОн в некотором роде знаменитость. — Ooneykcall

    deEr ist so etwas wie ein Promi. — al_ex_an_der

  2. Tom doesn't want to be a celebrity.

    Том не хоче бути знаменитістю. — deniko

    ruТом не хочет быть знаменитостью. — odexed

  3. Tom is a local celebrity.

    Том — місцева знаменитість. — deniko

    ruТом - местная знаменитость. — marafon

  4. Tom is a celebrity.

    Том — знаменитість. — deniko

    ruТом — знаменитость. — marafon

    deTom ist eine Berühmtheit. — mayabe

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  5. Tom is something of a celebrity.

    ruТом в некотором роде знаменитость. — marafon

    deTom ist so etwas wie ein Promi. — wolfgangth

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
famous person:
Русский
By meaning 2
fame:
famous person:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
fame:
famous person:

Origin

From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from

From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.

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