stardom

noun

star·​dom ˈstär-dəm 

: the status or position of a star

Examples of stardom in a Sentence

an actress who has achieved movie stardom

Recent Examples on the Web

Shohei Ohtani emerged from the visiting dugout at American Family Field with a bat in his hand, and the mass of media members scattered in foul territory up the third-base line shifted his way, pulled by the magnetic force that is Ohtani’s stardom. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Year one of the costume drama set in Regency-era England — which dropped on Christmas Day 2020 — rocketed star Regé-Jean Page to stardom. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Written in the solitude of endless tour nights following the release of Something, his fourth album exists in the liminal space between pop stardom and the quiet solitude of a hotel room on tour. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

During the following years that marked his rise to media stardom, Jamal emerged a national media figure representing the Somali position on a wide range of topics, including overseas piracy and the representation of Somalis in mass media. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stardom

• sephardim

Kids Definition

stardom

noun

star·​dom ˈstärd-əm 

: the status or position of a star