"starlet" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more starlet [comparative], most starlet [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} starlet (comparative more starlet, superlative most starlet)
  1. (rare) Alternative form of starlit Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: starlit
    Sense id: en-starlet-en-adj-0UaRfTyV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 9 8 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈstɑɹlɪt/ [General-American], /ˈstɑːlɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-starlet.wav [Southern-England] Forms: starlets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪt Etymology: star + -let Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|star|let}} star + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} starlet (plural starlets)
  1. A young actress with a promising career ahead of her. Categories (topical): Acting, Female people Translations (young promising actress): обещаваща артистка (obeštavašta artistka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 童星 (tóngxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), tähtönen (Finnish), starlette [feminine] (French), Starlet [neuter] (German), stellina [feminine] (Italian), divetta [feminine] (Italian), starlet [feminine] (Italian), スターレット (sutāretto) (Japanese), estrelinha [feminine] (Portuguese), восходя́щая звезда́ (vosxodjáščaja zvezdá) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-starlet-en-noun-eEAonWxX Disambiguation of Acting: 20 51 22 7 Disambiguation of Female people: 5 86 9 0 Disambiguation of 'young promising actress': 93 7 0
  2. An accomplished and important supporting player in a sports team.
    Sense id: en-starlet-en-noun-stCXOada Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -let Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -let: 37 49 14
  3. (poetic) A small star. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-starlet-en-noun-YU9DZKry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: starlet sea anemone
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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