Synonyms for luminary
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Noun
1. Celebrity
celebrity, leading light, light, guiding light, notable, big name, notability
Definitions
- n. 1
One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.
Related words
- Word family
- lumination luminescence luminosity luminous
Forms
- Plural
- luminaries → celebrities, lights, notables, notabilities…
Example sentences
- celebrity Sami wanted to catapult Layla to celebrity status.
- genius No one recognized Tom's genius while he was alive.
By length
- 4 letters
- star1
- 5 letters
- light1
- 6 letters
- genius2
- 7 letters
- notable3
- 9 letters
- celebrity4
- 10 letters
- notability
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (genius2 = 2 syllables).