celebrity
Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-aboutFame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
» He is something of a celebrity.
Er ist so etwas wie ein Promi.
Er ist so etwas wie eine Berühmtheit.
Он в некотором роде знаменитость.
Он в своём роде знаменит.
Він щось на кшталт знаменитості.
Meaning
3 senses(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
(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
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A rite or ceremony.
- a widely known person
- the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
Examples
159 sentencesHe 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
Tom doesn't want to be a celebrity.
Том не хоче бути знаменитістю. — deniko
ruТом не хочет быть знаменитостью. — odexed
Tom is a local celebrity.
Том — місцева знаменитість. — deniko
ruТом - местная знаменитость. — marafon
Tom is a celebrity.
Том — знаменитість. — deniko
ruТом — знаменитость. — marafon
deTom ist eine Berühmtheit. — mayabe
Tom is something of a celebrity.
ruТом в некотором роде знаменитость. — marafon
deTom ist so etwas wie ein Promi. — wolfgangth
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), fromFrom Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.
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Forms
plural: celebrities| Singular | celebrity |
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| Plural | celebrities |
regular
Synonyms
12 synonyms- a widely known person:famous person
- the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed:famerenown
Word family
38 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable