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starlit

starlit

1 3.9
Lit by the stars at night
  • adjective
  • /ˈstɑrˌlɪt/
translation icon : iluminado por las estrellas
  • Once Jaxom began to concentrate on setting the program for the telescopes, Ruth released his tail anchor and drifted with great dignity toward the wide bridge windows, where he could indulge his fascination in Pern and the starlit blackness.
  • starlit night
  • starlit sky

Examples

  • The wind blew through the starlit darkness, and before dawn brought with it a fall of thick, dry snow that quickly covered the valley.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • As they lay on the blanket, they gazed up at the countless stars in the starlit sky.

  • Probably, Josh being up was the only thing out of the ordinary on this starlit night.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • There is a line of men winding away into the starlit night.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I feel no lumps in my throat, and on this starlit winter night do not even feel the cold.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • "He did, huh?" In the starlit darkness, Randolph sounded much less surprised than she thought he would.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I've given her a wondrous life to lead, dancing in the faerie ring, riding on dragon-back under warm, starlit skies.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • He slid down the tree trunk until he was resting on his back, staring up through the leafy boughs of the hickory at the clear, starlit sky.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • They carry off Paco's new pair of boots, a record player, clothes, eggs, bread, and meat. They are all walking and disappear into the night. The children catch up with their mother outside the house, and the three of them remain there, watching Paco and his captors in the silence and darkness. Then the camera should show, with a general shot, the tranquil, starlit sky and the full moon reflected off a spot on the lake...

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The heartwarming stories shared around the campfire were illuminated by the soft glow of our starlit surroundings.

Synonyms

luminous
vsstarlit
38 4.8

Shining with a soft steady light like a lantern

is lit specifically by stars rather than glowing from any source
starry
vsstarlit
27 1.7

Covered with many bright stars that shine

is illuminated only by faint light from stars rather than having many stars

Antonyms

unlit
6 2.7

Without any light or not burning

How Bright

bright
459 1.0
moonlit
9 2.1
starlit
1 3.9
dim
62 1.0
unlit
6 2.7

Surface Forms

starlit positive

Morphology

starlit = star + lit (transparent) = star + lit

The adjective is a straightforward compound meaning 'lit by stars'; both components are common and the combined meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Starlit is made of star and lit, where lit means 'lighted' or 'shone', like in starlight. So starlit means 'lit by the stars', which is why we use it for a night or place that glows from starlight.