stardom

noun

star·​dom ˈstär-dəm How to pronounce stardom (audio)
: the status or position of a star

Examples of stardom in a Sentence

an actress who has achieved movie stardom
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Stephon Castle, 20, won NBA Rookie of the Year last season in a weaker draft class, but didn’t have the type of eye-opening campaign that projected a clear path to stardom. Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Hollywood has long been the top of the mountain, the final level of stardom. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 Kiss weathered cynicism and disinterest from the snobby New York music scene in their early months — Frehley worked as a taxi driver to pay the bills — but, crucially, united with manager Bill Aucoin in September 1973, who began plotting the band’s path to stardom with the bandmembers. Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 Bradley Nowell was 28 and on the cusp of major stardom. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stardom

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stardom was in 1865

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“Stardom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stardom. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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stardom

noun
star·​dom ˈstärd-əm How to pronounce stardom (audio)
: the status or position of a star

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