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star-studded

star-studded

14 3.8
Containing many famous people like actors or singers
  • adjective
  • /ˈstɑrˌstʌdɪd/
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  • She was last seen two nights ago at a star-studded benefit in a Soho club.
  • star-studded cast
  • star-studded event
  • star-studded gala

I know that they have a pretty star-studded collection of folks that are going to be talking about making the shift.

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Examples

  • The singer-model joined her boo Diddy at the star-studded event, which honored superstar Rihanna, director Quentin Tarantino, and actor Jamie Foxx, among others.

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  • I'm sure that you'll be with us for our star-studded spectacular event.

  • That was a more star-studded cast than you had in power.

  • Yes, of course we assembled this star-studded cast today.

  • We got ourselves a star-studded gathering going on right here now.

  • Last night, we attended the star-studded BET upfronts in New York.

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  • Well, the much-awaited, star-studded Hollywood epic The Pride of Plymouth Rock opens soon, and this is one film every patriotic American has been waiting for.

  • Two well-known technology leaders have pulled together a star-studded cast of tech professionals to introduce a wide range of tech tools and how they can be used in the classroom.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The star-studded bill featured Usher, Rick Ross, Keyshia Cole, Kelly Rowland, Fat Joe, and Future.

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  • The movie premiere was a star-studded event, attracting many famous actors and actresses.

Synonyms

bespangled
vsstar-studded
  • Archaic
8.3

Covered with many small shiny things that reflect light or full of famous people

focuses on actual presence of many famous people rather than decorative sparkle

Antonyms

683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

20 3.5

Being ordinary and not interesting

How Famous

star-studded
14 3.8
famous
1.0
well-known
253 1.0
notable
112 3.7
unknown
629 2.3

Surface Forms

star-studded positive

Morphology

star-studded = star + studded (transparent) = star + stud + ed

The compound literally means 'adorned or filled with stars' (i.e., featuring many famous people), so the meaning follows directly from 'star' + 'studded'.

Etymology

Star-studded links two simple ideas: star means 'a famous person' and studded comes from the idea of being covered with small 'studs' or decorations. So a star-studded event is like something covered in stars and is full of famous people.