MEANING
The light that reaches the eye from stars, especially as faint illumination in a dark night sky.
Use it for
Use for light from stars rather than moon or artificial sources.Create a distant, cool source of nighttime illumination.
Words that belong together
- faint starlight
- under starlight
- starlight on water
On the page
Starlight silvered the empty road beyond the last farmhouse.
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Word forms
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- starlight
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Usage notes
Starlight is the light itself; starlit describes a place illuminated by stars.
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