Starlet
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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."
- 2 a small star wordnet
- 3 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 Harrop scoring on his debut."
- 4 a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star wordnet
- 5 A small star. poetic
"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 souls;"
- 1 Alternative form of starlit. alt-of, alternative, rare
"Through the starlet night, under the moon, they dreamed and loved."
Example
More examples"The starlet showed up at the premier flanked by two big bodyguards."
Etymology
From star + -let.
Related phrases
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