nonstar

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noun

Someone who is not a star

OriginEnglish star ← Middle English sterre ← Old English steorra →
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Meanings

nounnonstar (plural nonstars)

plural nonstars

  1. Someone who is not a star

    He […] has been one of the Giants’ most interviewed nonstars.

    2008 February 4, Thayer Evans, “Change of Teams Changes Everything for Hixon”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  4. Proto-Germanic*sternǭ
  5. Proto-West Germanic*sternō
  6. Proto-West Germanic*sterrō
  7. Old Englishsteorra
  8. Middle Englishsterre
  9. Englishstar
  10. Englishnonstar

From non- + star.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

nonstar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstar

MLA

“nonstar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonstar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstar.

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