stardust
Small fragments of dustlike material found in spaceSmall fragments of dustlike material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.
» We are stardust.
Wir sind Sternenstaub. — carlosalberto
Мы звёздная пыль. — marafon
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6 senses(literally, uncountable, usually)Small fragments of dustlike material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.
We are all made of stardust.
kosmischer Staub
косми́ческая пыльkosmíčeskaja pylʹ, межзвёздная пыльmežzvjózdnaja pylʹ, рома́нтикаromántika
(dated, informal, literally, uncountable, usually)A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope.
Sternenstaub
звёздная пыльzvjózdnaja pylʹ
(figuratively, uncountable, usually)Something imaginary or lacking substance.
(figuratively, uncountable, usually)An imaginary magic dust or powder that, when in one's eyes, supposedly causes one to view a person or thing favourably, even though this might not actually be warranted.
My sister’s eyes were full of stardust – she’d spend hours lazily planning her future life when she would make her big break in the movies.
(figuratively, uncountable, usually)An imaginary magic dust or powder supposedly able to give one charisma or other positive qualities; hence, charisma or glamour, especially that possessed by a celebrity.
(archaic, literally, uncountable, usually)Small fragments in the Earth's atmosphere or on its surface originating from meteorites; meteor dust.
- a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality
Examples
1 sentencesWe are stardust.
ruМы звёздная пыль. — marafon
deWir sind Sternenstaub. — carlosalberto
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From star + dust.From star + dust.
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Forms
plural: stardusts| Singular | stardust |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
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