Stellar Meaning
/ˈstɛlə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
adjHeavenly.
Sentence Examples
Who are you, dweller of this tiny stellar corpse?
Will humankind someday reach Alpha Centauri, our nearest stellar neighbour?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The singer gave a ____ performance that earned a standing ovation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The actor gave a ____ performance in the new play, receiving a standing ovation from the audience.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Latin stēllārisbor. English stellar Borrowed from Latin stēllāris.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Some years ago there were hundreds of musicians of ability, but of less stellar renown, who toured the country, giving performances at less than stellar fees."
— 1931, Music and Dance, volume 21, Melbourne, Vic.: Australian Musical News Pub. Co., →OCLC, page 27, column 2:
"Yet the economic seers are at it again, seemingly unabashed by their somewhat less than stellar performances in 1969."
— 1970, Hardware Age, volume 205, New York, N.Y.: David Williams Co., →OCLC, page 8, column 1:
"Where a bank may automatically reject any borrower based on a bad credit score, this is not true for all social lending networks. You can still have a less than stellar score and obtain funding as long as you can convince a peer tha your project is worthy or your business model is strong."
— 2012, Linda A. Jenkins, “What is Social Lending?”, in Creative Financing: How to Get a Small Business Loan without a Banker, Gold Alliance Group, →ISBN, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The singer gave a ____ performance that earned a standing ovation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The actor gave a ____ performance in the new play, receiving a standing ovation from the audience.