starlight

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/ˈstɑː(ɹ)laɪt/

noun

Light emitted from stars.

“Meronym: starbeams”

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Meanings

nounstarlight (usually uncountable, plural starlights)

plural starlights

  1. uncountableusuallyLight emitted from stars.

    Meronym: starbeams

    1. idiomaticuncountableusuallyLight emitted by those other than the Sun.

      Bright starlight enabled us to see much of the country.

      1944 January and February, Major J. C. F. Lloyd Williamson, “Ambulance Trains in Algeria and Tunisia”, in Railway Magazine, page 5
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      Nor walk by moon, / Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet.

      1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC

Origin

From star + light.

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Translations

Bulgarian звездна светлина
  • звездна светлина (zvezdna svetlina)light emitted from stars other than the Sun
Catalan celístia
  • celístialight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Chinese Mandarin 星光
  • 星光 (xīngguāng)light emitted from stars other than the Sun
Esperanto stellumo
  • stellumolight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Finnish tähtien valo
  • tähtien valolight emitted from stars other than the Sun
French lumière des étoiles, lumière d'étoile
  • lumière des étoileslight emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • lumière d'étoilelight emitted from stars other than the Sun
German Sternenlicht
  • Sternenlichtlight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Greek αστρικό φως
  • αστρικό φως (astrikó fos)light emitted from stars other than the Sun
Hungarian csillagfény, csillagsugár
  • csillagfénylight emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • csillagsugárlight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Indonesian sinar bintang
  • sinar bintanglight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Japanese 星の光, 星明かり
  • 星の光 (hoshi no hikari)light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • 星明かり (hoshiakari)light emitted from stars other than the Sun
Korean 별빛
  • 별빛 (byeolbit)light emitted from stars other than the Sun
Latin lūx stēllāris, lūx stēllārum
  • lūx stēllārislight emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • lūx stēllārumlight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Polish światło gwiazd
  • światło gwiazdlight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Portuguese luz das estrelas
  • luz das estrelaslight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Russian звёздный свет, свет звёзд
  • звёздный свет (zvjózdnyj svet)light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • свет звёзд (svet zvjozd)light emitted from stars other than the Sun
Spanish luz estelar
  • luz estelarlight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Thai แสงดาว
  • แสงดาวlight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Vietnamese ánh sao
  • ánh saolight emitted from stars other than the Sun
Cite this entry
APA

starlight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starlight

MLA

“starlight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starlight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starlight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starlight.

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