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astar

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Covered with bright or sparkling objects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, predicative

Examples

  • 1959, Mabel Esther Allan (as Jean Estoril), Drina Dances Alone, New York: Scholastic, 1989, Chapter 6, p. 71, The hedges were astar with blackthorn and there were primroses and cowslips on the banks.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spangled

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Shining as if with sparks or small points of light.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, predicative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sparkling, twinkling

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *h2eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h2stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English astar From a- + star.