"starry" meaning in English

See starry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɑː.ɹi/ [UK], /ˈstɑɹ.i/ [US] Audio: En-us-starry.ogg Forms: starrier [comparative], starriest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑːɹi Etymology: From Middle English sterry, equivalent to star + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sterry}} Middle English sterry, {{suffix|en|star|y}} star + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} starry (comparative starrier, superlative starriest)
  1. Having stars visible. Categories (topical): Heraldry Synonyms: stelliferous Translations (having stars visible): звезден (zvezden) (Bulgarian), estelat (Catalan), étoilé (French), estrelado (Galician), sternenklar (German), gestirnt (German), bestirnt (German), έναστρος (énastros) [masculine] (Greek), stjörnubjartur (Icelandic), tähekäs (Ingrian), réaltach (Irish), réaltógach (Irish), stellato (Italian), stellātus (Latin), sīdereus (Latin), ѕвезден (dzvezden) (Macedonian), āstierred (Old English), gwieździsty (Polish), gwiaździsty (Polish), gwiezdny (Polish), rozgwieżdżony (Polish), estrelado (Portuguese), înstelat (Romanian), звёздный (zvjózdnyj) (Russian), estrellado (Spanish), estelífero (Spanish), astrífero (Spanish), yıldızlı (Turkish), serennog (Welsh), serog (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-starry-en-adj-Dwh7rcDC Disambiguation of Heraldry: 48 0 52 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'having stars visible': 92 2 5
  2. Resembling or shaped like a star. Translations (shaped like a star): звездообразен (zvezdoobrazen) (Bulgarian), estelat (Catalan), étoilé (French), estrelado (Galician), sternförmig (German), sternartig (German), αστεροειδής (asteroeidís) [masculine] (Greek), réaltach (Irish), réaltógach (Irish), žvaigždiškas (Lithuanian), ѕвездест (dzvezdest) (Macedonian), ѕвездолик (dzvezdolik) (Macedonian), gwieździsty (Polish), gwiaździsty (Polish), звёздчатый (zvjózdčatyj) (Russian), звездообра́зный (zvezdoobráznyj) (Russian), estrellado (Spanish), yıldızımsı (Turkish), serenffurf (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-starry-en-adj-51qeMQAn Disambiguation of 'shaped like a star': 8 85 7
  3. Full of stars or celebrities. Categories (topical): Heraldry Synonyms: star-studded
    Sense id: en-starry-en-adj-XLm8Tbqh Disambiguation of Heraldry: 48 0 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 83 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 35 5 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 7 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 6 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 2 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 2 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 8 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 8 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 9 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 7 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 16 8 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 13 4 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 8 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 5 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 5 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 16 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 16 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 11 3 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 10 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 6 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 5 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 5 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 8 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 16 8 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: starrily [adverb], starry bob, starry campion, starry-eyed, starry-eyed [adjective], starry eyes, starry flounder, starry ray, starry sturgeon Coordinate_terms: stellar

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022 October 5, Michael Paulson, “Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "A starry 20th-anniversary revival of “Topdog/Underdog,” her Pulitzer Prize-winning fable about two brothers, three-card monte and one troubling inheritance, is in previews on Broadway.",
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          "ref": "2023 March 20, Rebecca Gillam, Bridie Wilkins, “Alexandra Daddario and her PT on how she built her Baywatch bod + her 10 regular workout rules”, in Women's Health:",
          "text": "After a bit of digging, we discovered she follows a stringent workout and nutrition regime, masterminded by Patrick Murphy — a celeb PT with a super-starry roster, including Zac Efron, Keanu Reeves and Ruby Rose — with a focus on overall health rather than aesthetics.",
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}
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Ingrian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
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    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
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    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
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      "word": "starry campion"
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          "ref": "2022 October 5, Michael Paulson, “Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else”, in The New York Times:",
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zvezden",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "звезден"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "estelat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "étoilé"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "estrelado"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "sternenklar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "gestirnt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "bestirnt"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "énastros",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "έναστρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "stjörnubjartur"
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      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "tähekäs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "réaltach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "réaltógach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "stellato"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "stellātus"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "sīdereus"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dzvezden",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "ѕвезден"
    },
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "āstierred"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "gwieździsty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "gwiaździsty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "gwiezdny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "rozgwieżdżony"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "estrelado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "înstelat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zvjózdnyj",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "звёздный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "estrellado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "estelífero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "astrífero"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "yıldızlı"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "serennog"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "having stars visible",
      "word": "serog"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zvezdoobrazen",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "звездообразен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "estelat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "étoilé"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "estrelado"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "sternförmig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "sternartig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "asteroeidís",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αστεροειδής"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "réaltach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "réaltógach"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "žvaigždiškas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dzvezdest",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "ѕвездест"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dzvezdolik",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "ѕвездолик"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "gwieździsty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "gwiaździsty"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zvjózdčatyj",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "звёздчатый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zvezdoobráznyj",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "звездообра́зный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "estrellado"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "yıldızımsı"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "shaped like a star",
      "word": "serenffurf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "starry"
}

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