stardom

star·dom
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US/ˈstɑɹdəm/

noun

The status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame; celebrity.

OriginProto-Germanic *dōmaz ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos ← English star →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

nounstardom (countable and uncountable, plural stardoms)

plural stardoms

  1. countableuncountableThe status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame; celebrity.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
starhood

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Germanic*sternǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*sternō
  5. Proto-West Germanic*sterrō
  6. Old Englishsteorra
  7. Middle Englishsterre
  8. Englishstar
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰóh₁mos
  11. Proto-Germanic*dōmaz
  12. Englishstardom

From star + -dom.

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Translations

Arabic نُجُومِيَّة
  • نُجُومِيَّة (nujūmiyya)fame or celebrity
Chinese Mandarin 明星地位
  • 明星地位 (míngxīng dìwèi)fame or celebrity
Danish stjernestatus
  • stjernestatusfame or celebrity
Dutch sterrendom
  • sterrendomfame or celebrity
Finnish tähteys
  • tähteysfame or celebrity
French célébrité
  • célébritéfame or celebrity
German Ruhm, Berühmtheit
  • Ruhmfame or celebrity
  • Berühmtheitfame or celebrity
  • Berühmtseinfame or celebrity
Hungarian sztárság, a sztárok világa
  • sztárságfame or celebrity
  • a sztárok világafame or celebrity
  • hírességfame or celebrity
Portuguese estrelato
  • estrelatofame or celebrity
Spanish estrellato, estelarismo
  • estrellatofame or celebrity
  • estelarismofame or celebrity
  • celebridadfame or celebrity
Swahili ustaa
  • ustaafame or celebrity
Swedish stjärnstatus
  • stjärnstatusfame or celebrity
Turkish yıldızlık
  • yıldızlıkfame or celebrity
Vietnamese địa vị ngôi sao
  • địa vị ngôi saofame or celebrity

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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