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starred

starred
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stahrd]
    • /stɑrd/
    • /stɑːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stahrd]
    • /stɑrd/

Definitions of starred word

  • adjective starred celebrated, prominent, or distinguished; preeminent: a star basketball player; a star reporter. 1
  • adjective starred of or relating to a star or stars. 1
  • noun starred any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 1
  • noun starred Astronomy. any of the large, self-luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris, etc. 1
  • noun starred any heavenly body. 1
  • noun starred Astrology. a heavenly body, especially a planet, considered as influencing humankind and events. 1

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Origin of starred

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at star, -ed3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Starred

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

starred popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

starred usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for starred

adj starred

  • bejeweled — A bejeweled person or object is wearing a lot of jewelry or is decorated with jewels.

adjective starred

  • aced — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
  • carpeted — Simple past tense and past participle of carpet.
  • covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.
  • mainlined — Simple past tense and past participle of mainline.
  • majored — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.

noun starred

  • asterisked — Simple past tense and past participle of asterisk.
  • costarred — Simple past tense and past participle of costar.
  • earthed — (British) Grounded, connected electrically to the ground.
  • gemmed — Simple past tense and past participle of gem.
  • kinged — Simple past tense and past participle of king.

verb starred

  • featured — made a feature or highlight; given prominence: a featured article; a featured actor.
  • headlined — Simple past tense and past participle of headline.

Antonyms for starred

verb starred

  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

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