Meanings
adjectivestarlit (comparative more starlit, superlative most starlit)
comparative more starlit · superlative most starlit
- Illuminated by starlight.
The night continued beautifully clear and fine, and as we came into the fell country the outlines of the hills showed up dark against the starlit sky.
1948 March and April, O. S. Nock, “Scottish Night Mails of the L.M.S.R.—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 77
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelighted only by stars
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Translations
Finnish tähtien valaisema
- tähtien valaisemaTranslations
French astré
- astréTranslations
Greek αστροφεγγής
- αστροφεγγής (astrofengís)Translations
Polish rozgwieżdżony
- rozgwieżdżonyTranslations
Swedish stjärnbelyst
- stjärnbelystTranslations
Ukrainian осві́тлений зірками, зо́ряний
- осві́тлений зірками (osvítlenyj zirkamy)Translations
- зо́ряний (zórjanyj)Translations
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APA
starlit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starlit
MLA
“starlit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starlit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starlit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starlit.
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