starless

star

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stahr]
- /stɑr/
- /ˈstɑːlɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stahr]
- /stɑr/

Definitions of starless word

noun starless any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 1
noun starless Astronomy. any of the large, self-luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris, etc. 1
noun starless any heavenly body. 1
noun starless Astrology. a heavenly body, especially a planet, considered as influencing humankind and events. 1
noun starless a person's destiny, fortune, temperament, etc., regarded as influenced and determined by the stars. 1
noun starless a conventionalized figure usually having five or six points radiating from or disposed about a center. 1

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Origin of starless

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English sterre, Old English steorra; cognate with Old High German sterra; akin to Old High German sterno, Old Norse stjarna, Gothic stairno, Latin stella, Greek astḗr, Sanskrit stṛ

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Parts of speech for Starless

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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starless popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for starless

adj starless

black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
charcoal — Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
coaler — a ship, train, etc, used to carry or supply coal
ebon — ebony (def 6).
melanoid — of or characterized by melanosis.

adjective starless

atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
coal — Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
inklike — Resembling ink.
jetty — a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc.
obsidian — a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture.

All 11 Synonyms of starless