"starless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English sterreles, equivalent to star + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sterreles}} Middle English sterreles, {{suffix|en|star|less}} star + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} starless (not comparable)
  1. Without visible stars. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: unstarry Related terms: nonstarred, unstarred, cloudless, moonless, sunless Translations (without visible stars): ἄναστρος (ánastros) (Ancient Greek), անաստղ (anastġ) (Armenian), беззвезден (bezzvezden) (Bulgarian), tähdetön (Finnish), sternenlos (German), άναστερος (ánasteros) (Greek), жұлдызсыз (jūldyzsyz) (Kazakh), bežvaigždis [masculine] (Lithuanian), bežvaigždė [feminine] (Lithuanian), безѕвезден (bezdzvezden) (Macedonian), بیستاره (bi-setâre) (Persian), bezgwiezdny (Polish), беззвёздный (bezzvjózdnyj) (Russian)
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