starlet

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starlet^¹

/ˈstɑɹlɪt/ US
/ˈstɑːlɪt/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)lɪt

noun starlets

A young actress with a promising career ahead of her. There were other flapper-era starlets, of course—Louise Brooks, Greta Garbo—but they were poseurs by comparison.
An accomplished and important supporting player in a sports team. As Mourinho also entered the press room while most journalists were still watching the players’ lap of honour, nothing could be confirmed about the condition of Pogba, who scored United’s second goal and the Portuguese declined a chance to praise some fine performances from his starlets, with Josh H
poetic A small star. It e'en the semblance of sound's softest echo Were to compare the faintest starlet's beam, Struggling through angry clouds its misty Ray, With the all-powerful Sun's meridian ray, Dazzling the gaze of nature — doth pervade The atmosphere, as 'twere a whisper's shadow Or breathing soft disembodied so

starlet^²

adjective more starlet · most starlet

alternative, rare Alternative form of starlit Through the starlet night, under the moon, they dreamed and loved.

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noun young promising actress

Español	estrellita, starlet (stárlet)
日本語	スターレット sutāretto
中文	童星 tóngxīng
Português	estrelinha
Français	starlette
Deutsch	Starlet
Italiano	stellina, divetta, starlet
Русский	восходя́щая звезда́ vosxodjáščaja zvezdá

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@misc{starlet_2026,
  title = {starlet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/starlet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}