English Explanatory Dictionary

stellar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
  2. Heavenly.
  3. Exceptional, exceptionally good.

Pronunciation

stĕl'ər /ˈstɛlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stellar.wav /ˈstɛlɚ/ /ˈstɛl.ər/ en-us-stellar.ogg /ˈsʈɛllɑ(ɾ)/

Word forms

stellar more stellar most stellar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stēllāris.

Synonyms

astral sidereal starry starly wonderful excellent brilliant exceptional superb outstanding

Antonyms

nonstellar mediocre poor underwhelming average

Related words

constellation

Derived words

bistellar circumstellar epistellar interstellar interstellar comet interstellar medium interstellar planet interstellar space less than stellar panstellar prestellar protostellar quasar quasi-stellar quasistellar quasi-stellar object quasi-stellar radio-source quasi-stellar radiosource quasi-stellar radio source stellarator stellar black hole stellarcentric stellar day stellar disk stellar engine stellarite stellarity stellarly stellar mass black hole stellar month stellar nova stellar nursery stellar population stellar system Stellarton stellar wind substellar superstellar transstellar ultrastellar
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