"stardust" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɑːdʌst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɑɹˌdʌst/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stardust.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stardusts [plural]
Etymology: From star + dust. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|star|dust|notext=1|type=endocentric}} star + dust Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} stardust (usually uncountable, plural stardusts)
  1. (astronomy)
    Small fragments of dust-like 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.
    Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: extraterrestrial dust, space dust Translations (small fragments of dust-like material found in space): 宇宙塵 (Chinese Mandarin), 宇宙尘 (yǔzhòuchén) (Chinese Mandarin), sterrenstof [neuter] (Dutch), aikapöly [idiomatic] (Finnish), avaruuspöly (Finnish), poussière cosmique [feminine] (French), po de estrelas [masculine] (Galician), kosmischer Staub [masculine] (German), stjörnuryk [neuter] (Icelandic), 宇宙塵 (uchūjin) (alt: うちゅうじん) (Japanese), 우주진 (ujujin) (alt: 宇宙塵) (Korean), kosmiskie putekļi [masculine, plural] (Latvian), stjernestøv [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), stjernestøv [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), косми́ческая пыль (kosmíčeskaja pylʹ) [feminine] (Russian), межзвёздная пыль (mežzvjózdnaja pylʹ) [feminine] (Russian), рома́нтика (romántika) (english: romance) [feminine] (Russian), mayawing alabok (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-stardust-en-noun-awe3kq2g Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 29 10 14 14 18 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 9 16 2 13 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 44 8 15 3 11 20 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'small fragments of dust-like material found in space': 82 1 12 2 2 1
  2. (astronomy)
    (informal, dated) A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope.
    Tags: dated, informal, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust): 星塵 (Chinese Mandarin), 星尘 (xīngchén) (Chinese Mandarin), tähtisumu (Finnish), amas stellaire [masculine] (French), poussière d’étoiles [feminine] (French), Sternenstaub [masculine] (German), 星屑 (hoshikuzu) (alt: ほしくず) (Japanese), スターダスト (sutādasuto) (Japanese), gwiezdny pył [masculine] (Polish), звёздная пыль (zvjózdnaja pylʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-stardust-en-noun-mLh26jwy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust': 12 72 5 1 4 5
  3. (astronomy)
    (archaic) Small fragments in the Earth's atmosphere or on its surface originating from meteorites; meteor dust.
    Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (small fragments in the Earth's atmosphere or on its surface originating from meteorites): meteoriittipöly (Finnish), tähtipöly (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-stardust-en-noun-7k3Gks5K Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of "small fragments in the Earth's atmosphere or on its surface originating from meteorites": 10 1 86 0 2 1
  4. (figuratively)
    Something imaginary or lacking substance.
    Tags: figuratively, uncountable, usually Translations (something imaginary or lacking substance): tähtipöly (Finnish), hölynpöly (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-stardust-en-noun-LTXOqGG6 Disambiguation of 'something imaginary or lacking substance': 2 1 1 84 6 6
  5. (figuratively)
    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.
    Tags: figuratively, uncountable, usually Translations (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): tähtipöly (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-stardust-en-noun-qSKjrHhF Disambiguation of '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': 4 2 2 4 73 15
  6. (figuratively)
    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.
    Tags: figuratively, uncountable, usually Translations (imaginary magic dust or powder supposedly able to give one charisma or other positive qualities): tähtipöly (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-stardust-en-noun-YDCe-Y7W Disambiguation of 'imaginary magic dust or powder supposedly able to give one charisma or other positive qualities': 4 2 2 5 23 62

Inflected forms

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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
      "word": "宇宙塵"
    },
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      "word": "宇宙尘"
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        "idiomatic"
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
      "word": "avaruuspöly"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
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      ],
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      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "uchūjin",
      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
      "word": "宇宙塵"
    },
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      "alt": "宇宙塵",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ujujin",
      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
      "word": "우주진"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
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      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "roman": "kosmíčeskaja pylʹ",
      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
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      "sense": "small fragments of dust-like material found in space",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust",
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      "roman": "xīngchén",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "poussière d’étoiles"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Sternenstaub"
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      "alt": "ほしくず",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "sutādasuto",
      "sense": "distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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      "sense": "small fragments in the Earth's atmosphere or on its surface originating from meteorites",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something imaginary or lacking substance",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something imaginary or lacking substance",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "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",
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      "code": "fi",
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}

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