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starry Definition

starry (stär′ē)

adjective -·rier, -·ri·est

  1. set or marked with stars
  2. shining like stars; bright
  3. shaped like a star
  4. lighted by or full of stars
  5. of or coming from the stars
  6. of, from, or like stars

starry Related Forms
star′·ri·ness noun
starry Synonyms

starry

modif.

  1. Shiny

    luminous, lustrous, shining; see bright 1, shimmering.

  2. Stellar

    celestial, heavenly, astronomical; see stellar.

starry Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • saxifrage: Among the plants I saw were monkey flowers and starry saxifrage.
  • firmament: This golden dematerialized light replaces the starry firmament or the picturesque landscape.
  • sky: A mountain, or a starry sky, offers no foothold to our desires.
  • heaven: Have they the right to mar the very peace of our starry heavens by human sacrifices?
  • night: Look out for me coming through the starry night!
  • cast: I saw this piece on tour with a much less starry cast, looking somewhat daunted by its difficulties.

Modifying Another Word

  • truly: Featuring live performances from Broadway stars and celebrities, it's a truly starry night.
  • so: Secondly, we should not be quite so starry eyed about Cymdeithas as Richard is.
starry Quotes

Holding hands at midnight 'Neath a starry sky, Nice work if you can get it, And you can get it if you try.

—Gershwin, Ira originally Israel Gershowitz