different between favour vs celebrity
favour
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
- Rhymes: -e?v?(?)
- Hyphenation: fa?vour
Noun
favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
Derived terms
- out of favour
Translations
Verb
favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
- 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
- "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." —
- 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
Usage notes
- Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling, and an alternative in Canada.
Translations
Old French
Noun
favour f (oblique plural favours, nominative singular favour, nominative plural favours)
- Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor
favour From the web:
- what favours the production of peat
- what favourite
- what favours the brave
- what flavour
- what favours the bold
- what favourite colour says about you
- what favourite colour
- what favourite food
celebrity
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)
- (obsolete) A rite or ceremony. [17th-18th c.]
- (uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]
- Synonyms: big name, distinction, fame, eminence, renown
- 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)
- celebrity
celebrity From the web:
- what celebrity do i look like
- https://starbyface.com/
- what celebrity died today
- what celebrity birthday is today
- what celebrity died this week
- what celebrity has the most kids
- what celebrity died yesterday
- what celebrity has the highest net worth
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