different between augustness vs celebrity

English

Etymology

august +? -ness

Noun

augustness (usually uncountable, plural augustnesses)

1. The state or quality of being august or noble.

English

Etymology

From Middle English celebrit?, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin cel?brit?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??l?b??ti/

Noun

celebrity (countable and uncountable, plural celebrities)

1. (obsolete) A rite or ceremony. [17th-18th c.]
2. (uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]

   Synonyms: big name, distinction, fame, eminence, renown

3. A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: big name, star, (informal) celeb, (informal) sleb, luminary, notable, media darling

Derived terms

Related terms

• celebutard

Translations

References

• celebrity at OneLook Dictionary Search
• celebrity in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• celebrity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Spanish

Noun

celebrity m (plural celebritys)

1. celebrity