star

Meaning

Noun

1. Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
2. Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
3. A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core. In strict technical usage, the Sun is included.
4. senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
5. (figuratively) senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
6. senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
7. senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
8. senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
9. senses relating to fame
10. senses relating to fame
11. (figuratively) senses relating to fame
12. (Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, broadly) A friend, a mate, a pal.
13. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
2. (transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
3. (transitive) To mark with a star or asterisk.
4. (transitive) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
5. (intransitive) To shine like a star.

Synonyms

asterisk

*️⃣

celebrity

planet

stars

🌠

stellar

heavenly body

morning star

hotshot

constellation

fixed star

luminary

whiz

film star

Venus

wiz

virtuoso

star topology

sun

🌞

comet

☄️

sensation

starring

ace

maven

mavin

leading actor

morning

starry

principal

whizz

evening

🌆

wizard

lead

actor

superstar

bigname

prima donna

prima

sidereal

headliner

character

genius

champion

adept

movie star

actress

feature

fate

leading

letter

entertainer

Translations

étoile

⭐

estrella

⭐

stella

⭐

Stern

⭐

ster

⭐

estrela

⭐

αστέρι

estrella

⭐

stella

⭐

Star

star

⭐

vedette

⭐

estel

⭐

yıldız

⭐

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sterre

Inherited from Old English: steorra

Cognate with Scots: starn

Cognate with Northern Frisian: steer

Cognate with Western Frisian: stjer

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Stiern

Cognate with Dutch: ster

Cognate with Luxembourgish: Stär

Cognate with German: Stern

Cognate with Yiddish: שטערן

Cognate with Wymysorys: śtaom

Cognate with Swedish: stjärna

Cognate with Norwegian: stjerne

Cognate with Icelandic: stjarna

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉

Cognate with Spanish: estrella

Cognate with Portuguese: estrela

Cognate with Italian: stella

Cognate with Romanian: stea

Cognate with Occitan: estela

Cognate with Venetian: stéła

Cognate with Sicilian: stidda

Cognate with Sardinian: isteddu

Cognate with Mirandese: streilha

Cognate with Walloon: sitoele

Cognate with Romansh: staila

Cognate with Megleno Romanian: steau̯ă

Cognate with Istriot: stila

Cognate with Istro Romanian: ste

Cognate with Latin: stēlla

Cognate with Greek: αστέρι

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἀστήρ

Cognate with Classical Armenian: աստղ

Cognate with Persian: ستاره

Cognate with Tajik: ситора

Cognate with Pashto: ستوری

Cognate with Mazanderani: اساره

Cognate with Northern Kurdish: stêr

Cognate with Central Kurdish: ئەستێرە

Cognate with Zaza: astare

Cognate with Ossetic: стъалы

Cognate with Hindi: तारा

Cognate with Urdu: تارا

Cognate with Punjabi: ਤਾਰਾ

Cognate with Gujarati: તારો

Cognate with Sanskrit: तारा

In summary

From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Doublet of aster, stella, étoile, and estoile.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots starn, ster (“star”), Yola starr, steor (“star”), Saterland Frisian Stiern (“star”), West Frisian stjer (“star”), Cimbrian stèrn (“star”), Dutch ster (“star”), German Stern (“star”), Luxembourgish Stär (“star”), Mòcheno stern (“star”), Vilamovian śtaom (“star”), Yiddish שטערן (shtern, “star”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål stjerne (“star”), Faroese stjørna (“star”), Gutnish stjännå (“star”), Icelandic stjarna (“star”), Norwegian Nynorsk skjødna, stjerne (“star”), Swedish stjärna (“star”), Crimean Gothic stein (“star”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō, “star”), French étoile (“star”), Istriot stila (“star”), Istro-Romanian ste (“star”), Italian stella (“star”), Megleno-Romanian steau̯ă (“star”), Mirandese streilha (“star”), Occitan estela (“star”), Portuguese estrela (“star”), Romansch staila (“star”), Romanian stea (“star”), Sardinian isteddu (“star”), Sicilian stidda (“star”), Spanish estrella (“star”), Venetan stéła (“star”), Walloon sitoele (“star”), Latin stēlla (“star”), Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), Greek αστέρι (astéri, “star”), Old Armenian աստղ (astł, “star”), Persian ستاره (setâre, “star”), Tajik ситора (sitora, “star”), Pashto ستوری (storay, “star”), Mazanderani اساره (ëssâre, “star”), Northern Kurdish stêr (“star”), Central Kurdish ئەستێرە (estêre, “star”), Zazaki astare (“star”), Ossetian стъалы (st’aly, “star”), Hindi तारा (tārā, “star”), Urdu تارا (tārā, “star”), Punjabi ਤਾਰਾ (tārā, “star”), Gujarati તારો (tāro, “star”), Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”).

Sentences

He had seen the shooting star and was persuaded that a meteorite lay somewhere nearby .

Pal became a movie star through a weather-related event .

She is regarded as Hollywood's first Latin and Hispanic movie star actress .

Saint John's native Wes Welcher was named the game's first star with two goals .