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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncountable) The state or quality of being somewhat known but not enough to be considered truly famous..
Himself almost unknown, Gay yet held a curious subcelebrity with not a few men who had won distinction in widely diverging lines.
So Angela was relegated to the netherworld of D.C. subcelebrities — not quite interesting enough to be famous but just famous enough to be interesting.
Use subcelebrity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Subcelebrity means (uncountable) The state or quality of being somewhat known but not enough to be considered truly famous..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Himself almost unknown, Gay yet held a curious subcelebrity with not a few men who had won distinction in widely diverging lines.
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