Associations to the word «Celebrity»

Wiktionary

CELEBRITY, noun. (obsolete) A rite or ceremony. [17th-18th c.]
CELEBRITY, noun. (uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]
CELEBRITY, noun. A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person (Wikipedia). [from 19th c.]

Dictionary definition

CELEBRITY, noun. A widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity".
CELEBRITY, noun. The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan