starlitadj.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːlɪt/, U.S.

/ˈstɑrˌlɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, lit adj.¹

Etymology: < star n.¹ + lit adj.¹ Compare earlier starlight adj., starlighted adj.

Lit up or lighted by the stars; taking place by the light of the stars.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to starlight or bright as the stars > illuminated by stars

starry?c1400

starlighted1811

starlit1813

star-litten1829

1813 M. E. Capp Afr. Princess & Other Poems 11 Beside that star-lit rill, Prone to my knee I leaned my weary head.

1859 A. Edwards Creeds III. 83 During their homeward, starlit walk through the woods, some unpleasantly strong misgivings..were..thrust upon her mind.

1890 Fishing Gaz. 13 Dec. 321/2 Eels are smacking all round in the star-lit water.

1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 23 The scented solitude à deux of the star-lit garden.

1977 T. Tudor Time to Keep 55 When dark fell we stepped into the starlit night to follow a winding path.

1992 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 6 Dec. 63 Enjoy a starlit drink on the longest canal-side terrace in Amsterdam.

2015 Times of India (Nexis) 21 Apr. A play about nostalgia enacted beneath the starlit sky.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	starlit
释义	starlitadj. Brit. /ˈstɑːlɪt/, U.S. /ˈstɑrˌlɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, lit adj.¹ Etymology: < star n.¹ + lit adj.¹ Compare earlier starlight adj., starlighted adj. Lit up or lighted by the stars; taking place by the light of the stars. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to starlight or bright as the stars > illuminated by stars starry?c1400 starlighted1811 starlit1813 star-litten1829 1813 M. E. Capp Afr. Princess & Other Poems 11 Beside that star-lit rill, Prone to my knee I leaned my weary head. 1859 A. Edwards Creeds III. 83 During their homeward, starlit walk through the woods, some unpleasantly strong misgivings..were..thrust upon her mind. 1890 Fishing Gaz. 13 Dec. 321/2 Eels are smacking all round in the star-lit water. 1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 23 The scented solitude à deux of the star-lit garden. 1977 T. Tudor Time to Keep 55 When dark fell we stepped into the starlit night to follow a winding path. 1992 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 6 Dec. 63 Enjoy a starlit drink on the longest canal-side terrace in Amsterdam. 2015 Times of India (Nexis) 21 Apr. A play about nostalgia enacted beneath the starlit sky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1813
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