star

star

noun

Definition of STAR

1

a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light <it's difficult to see the stars at night in the middle of the city because of all the streetlights>

Synonyms luminary, sphere, sun

Related Words cluster, constellation, galaxy; binary star, brown dwarf, dwarf, fixed star, gasser, giant star, lodestar (also loadstar), neutron star, nova, pulsar, quasar, red dwarf, red giant, red star, subdwarf, supercluster, supergiant, supernova, variable, variable star, white dwarf

2

the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show <when the star of the school play came down with the flu on opening night, her understudy got to go on>

Synonyms headliner, lead, principal

Related Words leading lady, leading man; superstar; ingenue (or ing{eacute}nue), starlet; star turn [chiefly British]; coprincipal, costar

Near Antonyms extra, supernumerary

3

a person who is widely known and usually much talked about <the public's endless fascination with stars>

Synonyms big name, cause célèbre (also cause celebre), celeb, figure, icon (also ikon), light, luminary, megastar, name, notability, notable, notoriety, personage, personality, somebody, standout, star, superstar, VIP

Related Words favorite, heartthrob, hero, idol; demigod, dignitary, eminence, immortal, monument, pillar, worthy; baron, big shot, bigwig, kahuna, magnate, mogul, nabob, panjandrum

Near Antonyms lightweight, mediocrity; has-been

Antonyms nobody, noncelebrity