starry

ˈstɑri

starrierstarriest

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Definition of starry - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

night skyhaving many stars visible in the sky

We camped under a starry sky.

starlit

shaperesembling or shaped like a star

She wore a starry necklace.

astral

stellate

showfull of famous people or celebrities

The event was a starry affair.

glittering

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Expressions with starry

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starry eyes

dreamy or naive outlook

She had starry eyes, believing everything would be perfect.

starry-eyed

adj.

believing things will turn out well without reason

She is starry-eyed about her new job.

Origin of starry

Old English, steorra (star) + -ig (having)

Terms with starry included in their meaning

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starfield

astronomy

starry backdrop in the night sky

stelliferous

adj.

astronomy

filled with stars or having a starry appearance

Examples of starry in a sentence

We gazed at the starry heavens through the telescope.
The starry pattern decorated the ceiling beautifully.
Her dress had a starry design that caught everyone's eye.
The starry cast drew a huge crowd.
It was a starry premiere in London.

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French:étoilé, stellaire, ...
German:sternenklar, sternförmig, ...
Italian:stellato, a forma di stella, ...
Spanish:estrellado, estelar, ...
Portuguese:estrelado, cheio de celebridades, ...
Chinese:繁星点点的, 星形的, ...
Japanese:星空の, 星形の, ...
Arabic:مُرَصَّع بِالنُّجُوم, نَجْمِيّ, ...
Hebrew:כּוֹכָבִי, כּוֹכַבְנִי, ...
Russian:звездный, звёздный, ...
Ukrainian:зоряний, зірчастий, ...
Hindi:तारों भरा, तारानुमा, ...
Bengali:তারাভরা, তারকাকৃতি, ...
Catalan:estrellat, estelat, ...
Czech:hvězdný, hvězdicovitý, ...
Danish:stjerneklar, stjerneformet, ...
Dutch:sterrenhemel, stervormig, ...
Greek:έναστρος, αστερόσχημος, ...
Hungarian:csillagos, csillag alakú, ...
Khmer:ពេញដោយផ្កាយ, រាងផ្កាយ, ...
Korean:별이 많은, 별 모양의, ...
Persian:پرستاره, ستاره‌ای, ...
Polish:gwiaździsty, gwiazdorski, ...
Portuguese (BR):estrelado, repleto de estrelas, ...
Romanian:înstelat, stelat, ...
Swedish:stjärnklar, stjärnformad, ...
Thai:เต็มไปด้วยดาว, รูปดาว, ...
Turkish:yıldızlı, yıldızlarla dolu, ...
Vietnamese:đầy sao, hình sao, ...

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