2. Shining; bright; illustrious. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
The having turned many to righteousness shall confer a starlike and immortal brightness. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
starlike — [stär′līk΄] adj. 1. like a star in brilliance 2. star shaped; having radial points … English World dictionary
starlike — adj 1. stellate, stelliform, stellular, star shaped, astral, starry; radiate. 2. shining, bright, brilliant, illuminated, alight, light, lit, lighted; white, aureate, radiant, irradiant, lambent, resplendent, beaming, beamy; dazzling, fulgent,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
starlike — adjective resembling a star they saw a starlike object in the sky • Similar to: ↑starry … Useful english dictionary
starlike — adjective see star I … New Collegiate Dictionary
starlike — /stahr luyk /, adj. 1. of the shape of or like a star. 2. shining like a star. 3. Also, star shaped. Math. (of a set with respect to a point) having the property that the line segment connecting a given point and any other point in a region lies… … Universalium
starlike — adjective a) Resembling a star, especially in shape b) Resembling or characteristic of a celebrity or leading actor … Wiktionary
starlike — Synonyms and related words: aglow, beaming, beamy, blushing, bright and sunny, burning, candescent, flushing, gleaming, gleamy, glinting, glowing, illuminant, incandescent, irradiative, lamping, light as day, luciferous, lucific, luciform,… … Moby Thesaurus
starlike — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. shining, radiant, shiny; see bright 1 , shimmering … English dictionary for students
starlike — adj. star shaped, resembling a star; shining like a star … English contemporary dictionary
starlike — /ˈstalaɪk/ (say stahluyk) adjective 1. star shaped. 2. shining like a star. {star + like} …
