noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Light emitted from stars. uncountable, usually

   "Meronym: starbeams"

2. 2
   the light of the stars wordnet
3. 3
   Light emitted from stars.; Light emitted by those other than the Sun. idiomatic, uncountable, usually

   "Nor walk by moon, / Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet."

Synonyms

All synonyms

light

Example

More examples

"I can give you the starlight and a cup of tea."

Etymology

From star + light.

Related phrases

starlight bluestarlight problemstarlight tour

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