starlight

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starlight

  • /ˈstɑː(ɹ)laɪt/

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From star + light.

noun starlights

  1. uncountable, usually Light emitted from stars. Meronym: starbeams
  2. idiomatic, uncountable, usually Light emitted by those other than the Sun. Nor walk by moon, / Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stars, star, light, stellar wind, variable star, dark star, starlight problem, exotic star, protostar, spectral type, photometry, antistar, star cluster, compact star, przybylski's star, sunlight

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noun light emitted from stars other than the Sun

Españolluz estelar
한국어별빛 byeolbit
日本語星の光 hoshi no hikari, 星明かり hoshiakari
中文星光 xīngguāng
Portuguêsluz das estrelas
Françaislumière des étoiles, lumière d'étoile
DeutschSternenlicht
Ελληνικάαστρικό φως astrikó fos
Русскийзвёздный свет zvjózdnyj svet, свет звёзд svet zvjozd
Tiếng Việtánh sao

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@misc{starlight_2026,
  title = {starlight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/starlight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}