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Celebrity vs Celebrityhood - What's the difference?

celebrity | celebrityhood |

As nouns the difference between celebrity and celebrityhood

is that celebrity is a rite or ceremony while celebrityhood is the role or status of a celebrity.

celebrity

English

(Celebrity)

Noun

(celebrities)
  • (label) A rite or ceremony.
  • (label) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
  • A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population; a famous person ().
  • * {{quote-book, year=1897, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.}}

    Synonyms

    * (fame) big name, distinction, eminence, renown * (person who has a high degree of recognition) big name, star, (informal) celeb, luminary, notable (noun)

    Related terms

    * celebutard

    celebrityhood

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The role or status of a celebrity.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=December 30, author=Betty Fussel, title=Food Edenist, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=For the first time ever, foodies achieved the celebrityhood of rock stars and movie stars. }}