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starlight

starlight

26 2.1
Light that comes from stars at night
  • noun
  • /ˈstɑrˌlaɪt/
translation icon : luz estelar
  • In a far off frosty land where the Starlight fills the sky, a man with a Snow White beard has a twinkle in his eye.
  • reflect starlight
  • starlight spreads

And so the universe is for the first time bathed in Starlight.

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Examples

  • She will find him by starlight.

  • Her face was pale and cool-looking in the starlight, and her eyes were depthless.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • In the darkness the trees are full of starlight And all I see is him and me forever and forever!

  • Your eyes are like starlight now I'll take your hat your hair looks swell...

  • But the Starlight is dimmed a little bit when that happens.

  • There were stars on the river, starlight on the rails.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Soon the clouds scudded off east, and starlight bathed the scene.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The night dew on the windshield was visible in the starlight that had grown stronger over the hours.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Perhaps it's a manufactured memory, but I recall seeing Dominic Madeira, framed by faint starlight, crouching beside me.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • On a clear night, the starlight illuminated the path as we walked through the countryside.

Synonyms

starfire
vsstarlight
4 7.7

A bright, sparkling light in the night sky like a star

is real light that comes from stars rather than only resembling them
starshine
vsstarlight
  • Literature
1 4.7

Soft light from stars that you can see at night

is the identical meaning expressed with a different word form

Compounds

A night trip to see stars in a dark place

How Bright

daylight
294 1.0
moonlight
121 1.0
starlight
26 2.1
glimmer
10 3.7

Surface Forms

starlight singular
starlights plural

Morphology

starlight = star + light (transparent) = star + light

The meaning is a direct, literal combination of 'star' + 'light' and matches the sense 'light from the stars'.

Etymology

Starlight is made of two simple words, star and light, and literally means 'light from the stars'. So starlight is the soft night light you see from the stars on a clear night.