starlight

American

[stahr-lahyt] / ˈstɑrˌlaɪt /

noun

the light lights emanating from the stars.

starlight British

/ ˈstɑːˌlaɪt /

noun

the light emanating from the stars

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adjective

of or like starlight
Also: starlit. illuminated by starlight

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Etymology

Origin of starlight

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; star, light ¹

Example Sentences

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One key step is giving your eyes time to adjust to faint starlight.

From BBC

Instead of looking directly for faint starlight, they searched for tight groupings of globular clusters, which are dense, spherical collections of stars that typically orbit galaxies.

From Science Daily

A transit occurs when a planet crosses in front of its star from our point of view, briefly dimming the starlight in a small eclipse.

From Science Daily

The road to the Red Woods is paved with starlight.

From Literature

For many years, astronomers have believed that stellar winds from red giant stars are powered when starlight pushes against newly formed dust grains.

From Science Daily

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