Starry Meaning
/ˈstɑː.ɹi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving stars visible.
adjResembling or shaped like a star.
Sentence Examples
Make a wish on a starry night.
Most people enjoy starry, peaceful nights.
The campfire roared and sparks shot up into the starry sky.
CEFR Practice Quiz
On a clear night far from city lights, the sky looked ____ and filled with stars.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We spent the whole evening lying on the grass and looking up at the beautiful ____ sky in the country.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English sterry, equivalent to star + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I shrank from the starry waters as they rose to my lip, but a power stronger than my will compelled me to their taste."
— 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, page 21:
"An old shrub long grown in gardens for its irregular yellow flowers of peculiar starry shape, coming from October to December."
— 1904, Flora and Sylva, volume 2, page 90:
"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."
— 2022 October 5, Michael Paulson, “Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else”, in The New York Times:
"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."
— 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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
On a clear night far from city lights, the sky looked ____ and filled with stars.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We spent the whole evening lying on the grass and looking up at the beautiful ____ sky in the country.