different between celebrity vs lionize

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

English

Alternative forms

• lionise

Etymology

From lion +? -ize.

Pronunciation

• enPR: l?'-?-n?z, IPA^(key): /?la??na?z/

Verb

lionize (third-person singular simple present lionizes, present participle lionizing, simple past and past participle lionized)

1. (transitive) To treat (a person) as if they were important, or a celebrity.
2. (transitive) To visit famous places in order to revere them.

Derived terms

• lionizer