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Celebrity vs Minicelebrity - What's the difference?

celebrity | minicelebrity |

As nouns the difference between celebrity and minicelebrity

is that celebrity is (label) a rite or ceremony while minicelebrity is a minor 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

    minicelebrity

    English

    Noun

    (minicelebrities)
  • A minor celebrity.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 18, author=Brad Stone, title=Keeping a True Identity Becomes a Battle Online, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But in this more narcissistic Internet era, people who were once happily anonymous view themselves as online minicelebrities with their own brands to promote. }}