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starlight

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈstɑː(ɹ)laɪt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S T AA1 R L AY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Light emitted from stars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Meronym: starbeams

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: natural light, light, EMR, electromagnetic radiation, radiation, energy

2

noun

Meaning 2

Light emitted from stars.

Light emitted by those other than the Sun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: natural light, light, EMR, electromagnetic radiation, radiation, energy

3

noun

Meaning 3

the light of the stars

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: light, visible light, visible radiation

History

Etymology

From star + light.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: звездна светлина (zvezdna svetlina) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Catalan: celístia — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 星光 (xīngguāng) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Dzongkha: སྐར་མའི་འོད (skar ma'i 'od) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Esperanto: stellumo — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Finnish: tähtien valo — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • French: lumière des étoiles — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • French: lumière d'étoile — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • German: Sternenlicht — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Greek: αστρικό φως (astrikó fos) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Hungarian: csillagfény — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Hungarian: csillagsugár — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Hunsrik: Sternelicht — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Indonesian: sinar bintang — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Japanese: 星の光 (hoshi no hikari) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Japanese: 星明かり (hoshiakari) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Khmer: ពន្លឺផ្កាយ (pɔɔnlɨɨphkaay) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Khmer: តារារស្មី (taariəsməy) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Korean: 별빛 (byeolbit) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Latin: lūx stēllāris — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Latin: lūx stēllārum — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Manx: soilshey rollageagh — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Polish: światło gwiazd — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Portuguese: luz das estrelas — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Russian: звёздный свет (zvjózdnyj svet) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Russian: свет звёзд (svet zvjozd) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Spanish: luz estelar — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Thai: แสงดาว — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Tibetan: སྐར་མའི་འོད (skar ma'i 'od) — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
  • Vietnamese: ánh sao — light emitted from stars other than the Sun
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