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adjective stel·lar \ˈste-lÉ™r\

: of or relating to the stars

: very good

Full Definition of STELLAR

1

a :  of or relating to the stars :  astral

b :  composed of stars

2

:  of or relating to a theatrical or film star <stellar names>

3

a :  principal, leading <a stellar role>

b :  outstanding <a stellar performance>

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Examples of STELLAR

1. the rate of stellar expansion
2. The movie has a stellar cast.

Origin of STELLAR

Late Latin stellaris, from Latin stella star — more at star

First Known Use: circa 1656

Related to STELLAR

Synonyms

astral, star, starry

Antonyms

atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched

Related Words

celestial, empyrean, heavenly; intergalactic, interstellar; astronomical (also astronomic), astrophysical; astronautic (or astronautical); starlike, star-spangled

Near Antonyms

bad, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unsatisfactory; mediocre, middling, second-class, second-rate

Other Astronomy Terms

gibbous, nadir, nebulous, penumbra, retrograde, sidereal, syzygy, wane, wax, zenith

Rhymes with STELLAR

cellar, dweller, feller, heller, Heller, Kneller, seller, sheller, smeller, speller, teller, yeller