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# starlight

noun (starlight, uncountable)

«starlight» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Starlight is the light that comes from the stars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starlight/#m1)
2. It is the faint light you see on a clear night when there is no moon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starlight/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about space, starlight travels huge distances; the light we see from a star left it long ago, so we see the star as it was. In stories and poems, starlight makes a scene magical and quiet. Phrases: «by starlight», «twinkling starlight».

### Examples

- We walked home by starlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starlight/#x1)
- Starlight shone on the frozen lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starlight/#x2)
- Starlight from far stars takes a very long time to reach us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starlight/#x3)
- In the city, street lamps hide the starlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starlight/#x4)
- The owl hunted by starlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starlight/#x5)
- The poem describes silver starlight on the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starlight/#x6)
- It was a lovely starlight night in the beginning of September, and the air was mild and still. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starlight/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «starlight», not «a starlight». Starlight is very dim compared with moonlight or sunlight. Fact: the Sun is a star too, but we call its light «sunlight». Stars seem to twinkle because their light passes through moving air.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «starlight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starlight/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«starlight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/starlight.html) on Mova free.