starry

[ stahr-ee ]

adjective

, star·ri·er, star·ri·est.

1. abounding with stars:

   a starry night.

2. of, relating to, or proceeding from the stars.
3. of the nature of or consisting of stars:

   starry worlds.

4. resembling a star; star-shaped or stellate.
5. shining like stars:

   starry reflections on the dark water.

starry

/ ˈstɑːrɪ /

adjective

1. filled, covered with, or illuminated by stars
2. of, like, or relating to a star or stars

Derived Forms

• ˈstarriness, noun
• ˈstarrily, adverb

Other Words From

• starri·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of starry¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; star, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Light waves enter your retinas to be experienced as blooming gardens and starry skies.

From MIT Technology Review

While simply gazing up at a starry sky is rewarding in its own right, being able to recognize actual constellations adds a surprisingly satisfying element to the experience.

From Outside Online

Overnight lows fall to the upper 50s to low 60s under starry skies.

From Washington Post

Overnight lows fall to the mid- to upper 60s under starry skies.

From Washington Post

I learn this late one starry night in August of 2019, in Kuankus, the tiny Shuar settlement, which is located about one mile uphill from Tayos.

From Outside Online

It will swiftly become clear that there is no room in this starry-eyed arrangement for a compact with Washington.

From The Daily Beast

The story of the starry-eyed music fan is a familiar one, but here Phillips delivers a surprising new twist on an old plot.

From The Daily Beast

“If we can do it, anyone can,” Herjavec said, as starry-eyed as the young entrepreneurs who seek his council, and his coin.

From The Daily Beast

Liberals—the same liberals whom Heilemann imagines being “still starry-eyed about Obama”—were especially aghast.

From The Daily Beast

Who knew that professional cynic Bill Maher was such a starry-eyed idealist?

From The Daily Beast

The long dry fingers of the palm trees rattled overhead, and looking up, he saw the divine light of the starry heavens.

From Project Gutenberg

We shall therefore now turn to a description of the portion of the starry world which is found in the limits of our solar system.

From Project Gutenberg

Fanny, Lloyd and I saddled and rode off with a lantern; it was a fine starry night, though pretty cold.

From Project Gutenberg

In all the ages, with all peoples, among all beliefs, mankind has always asked the secret of its destiny of the starry heavens.

From Project Gutenberg

They were floating thus in their starry dream when a quick, shrill noise, like that of a new whistle, sounded in their ears.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• glittering
• luminous
• sparkling
• stellar