Meaning

3 senses
  1. Having stars visible.

    starry night

    Alyssa stared out of her window at the starry night sky.

    sternenklar, gestirnt, bestirnt

    звёздныйzvjózdnyj

    зо́рянийzórjanyj

    abounding with or resembling stars

  2. Resembling or shaped like a star.

    sternförmig, sternartig

    звёздчатыйzvjózdčatyj, звездообра́зныйzvezdoobráznyj

  3. Full of stars or celebrities.

    Despite a starry cast, the film performed poorly at the box office.

Examples

39 sentences
  1. Make a wish on a starry night.

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  2. Tom looked up at the starry sky.

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  3. It’s a starry night tonight.

    Зоряна ніч сьогодні.

    ruСегодня звёздная ночь.

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  4. Most people enjoy starry, peaceful nights.

    deDen meisten Leuten gefallen sternenklare, friedliche Nächte.

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  5. Adriano's starry eyes revealed his excitement.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having stars visible:
Русский
By meaning 2
having stars visible:
shaped like a star:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
having stars visible:
shaped like a star:

Origin

From Middle English sterry, equivalent to star + -y.

From Middle English sterry, equivalent to star + -y.

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Forms

starrier, starriest
Comparativestarrier Lesson
Superlativestarriest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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