starlight

[ stahr-lahyt ]

noun
  1. the light emanating from the stars.

Origin of starlight

1
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at star, light1

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How to use starlight in a sentence

  • The German starlights were swift and brilliant; the French steady and long continuing.

    Our Part in the Great War | Arthur Gleason
  • A jaunt after supper often took me far into the country, and the starlights were softer than one's peaceful thoughts.

    Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, | George Alfred Townsend
  • In the darkness he was a nebulous dark bulk that sprang into bold relief when the starlights flared in front.

    The Red Horizon | Patrick MacGill
  • The result is a confusion of Starlights, Greylights—even Skylights!

    The Welsh Pony | Olive Tilford Dargan

British Dictionary definitions for starlight

starlight

/ (ˈstɑːˌlaɪt) /


noun
  1. the light emanating from the stars

adjectiveAlso: starlighted
  1. of or like starlight

  2. Also: starlit (ˈstɑːˌlɪt) illuminated by starlight

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