Starry
adjective
Filled with stars or star-like dots.
The starry sky sparkled in the night.
Often appears as...
- starry sky
- starry night
adjective
Pertaining to stars or of the nature of stars.
This is a starry constellation that can be seen in summer.
Often appears as...
- starry constellation
- starry galaxy
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Having a shining quality or giving a bright impression.
The starry makeup made her eyes look sparkling.
Often appears as...
- starry eyes
- starry radiance
adjective
Relating to or involving celebrities.
The starry event attracted many guests.
Often appears as...
- starry event
- starry crowd
Usage tips
Modern
adjective
Filled with stars or star-like dots.
The starry sky sparkled in the night.
Often appears as...
- starry sky
- starry night
adjective
Pertaining to stars or of the nature of stars.
This is a starry constellation that can be seen in summer.
Often appears as...
- starry constellation
- starry galaxy
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Having a shining quality or giving a bright impression.
The starry makeup made her eyes look sparkling.
Often appears as...
- starry eyes
- starry radiance
adjective
Relating to or involving celebrities.
The starry event attracted many guests.
Often appears as...
- starry event
- starry crowd
Usage tips
Modern
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Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Use 'starry' to describe scenes that create an image of many stars in view.
The starry canvas above us made the campsite magical.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
'Starry' can describe anything appearing scattered with tiny bright points, not just actual stars.
She wore a starry dress that shimmered with her every move.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Use 'starry' to describe scenes that create an image of many stars in view.
The starry canvas above us made the campsite magical.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
'Starry' can describe anything appearing scattered with tiny bright points, not just actual stars.
She wore a starry dress that shimmered with her every move.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Use 'starry' to describe scenes that create an image of many stars in view.
The starry canvas above us made the campsite magical.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
'Starry' can describe anything appearing scattered with tiny bright points, not just actual stars.
She wore a starry dress that shimmered with her every move.
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Video examples
Damon Horowitz:...
at the starry sky above and the moral law within." What can creatures like us know of such things? It is the project that always takes us back to the condition of existence -- what Heidegger called "the always already there." It is the project of questioning what we believe and why we believe it -- what Socrates called "the examined life."
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David Crosby is Star...
standing on the side of a starry mudball outdoors during their starstruck and there's a reason there's a name for it because at that moment they're like me and you and that's the moment I want to try to communicate and I used that image when I can but it's a much rarer feeling
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How do we study the...
The universe is bigger than you can see from the city, and even bigger than the starry sky you can see from the countryside. This is the universe as astrophysicists see it, with more stars than all the grains of sand on Earth.
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Rogier van der Heide:...
is really very, very challenging. And to find a starry sky like this is even more difficult. Even in the oceans, we are creating a lot of light that we could actually ban also for animal life to have a much greater well-being.
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A smog vacuum cleaner...
And you can go there every night for free, no ticket needed. People experience the beauty of cycling through the starry night, thinking about green energy and safety. I want to create places where people feel connected again.
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A Darwinian theory of...
a stunning match-winning goal in a World Cup soccer match, Van Gogh's "Starry Night," a Jane Austen novel, Fred Astaire dancing across the screen. This brief list includes human beings, natural landforms,
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Bioluminescence on...
of the little-known wonders of the world and a key to finding the giant squid bioluminescence it's normally too dim to see but on a starry night like this it's perfect most people have no idea that in
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You owe it to yourself...
I'd seen blue skies and grey skies and starry skies and angry skies and pink skies at sunrise. But here was a sky I had never seen. First, there were the colors. Up above, it was a deep purple-grey,
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Nature is the...
the nighttime air envelop me under a starry sky it's that primal feeling of awe and gratitude that we are part of a 4 billion year old story not written in binary computer code but an ancient
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The incredible...
Have you ever been gazing at a starry sky when suddenly a bright dot glided into view? If it wasn't blinking, then you've had the distinct pleasure
Video examples
Damon Horowitz:...
at the starry sky above and the moral law within." What can creatures like us know of such things? It is the project that always takes us back to the condition of existence -- what Heidegger called "the always already there." It is the project of questioning what we believe and why we believe it -- what Socrates called "the examined life."
Video examples
David Crosby is Star...
standing on the side of a starry mudball outdoors during their starstruck and there's a reason there's a name for it because at that moment they're like me and you and that's the moment I want to try to communicate and I used that image when I can but it's a much rarer feeling
Video examples
How do we study the...
The universe is bigger than you can see from the city, and even bigger than the starry sky you can see from the countryside. This is the universe as astrophysicists see it, with more stars than all the grains of sand on Earth.
Video examples
Rogier van der Heide:...
is really very, very challenging. And to find a starry sky like this is even more difficult. Even in the oceans, we are creating a lot of light that we could actually ban also for animal life to have a much greater well-being.
Video examples
A smog vacuum cleaner...
And you can go there every night for free, no ticket needed. People experience the beauty of cycling through the starry night, thinking about green energy and safety. I want to create places where people feel connected again.
Video examples
A Darwinian theory of...
a stunning match-winning goal in a World Cup soccer match, Van Gogh's "Starry Night," a Jane Austen novel, Fred Astaire dancing across the screen. This brief list includes human beings, natural landforms,
Video examples
Bioluminescence on...
of the little-known wonders of the world and a key to finding the giant squid bioluminescence it's normally too dim to see but on a starry night like this it's perfect most people have no idea that in
Video examples
You owe it to yourself...
I'd seen blue skies and grey skies and starry skies and angry skies and pink skies at sunrise. But here was a sky I had never seen. First, there were the colors. Up above, it was a deep purple-grey,
Video examples
Nature is the...
the nighttime air envelop me under a starry sky it's that primal feeling of awe and gratitude that we are part of a 4 billion year old story not written in binary computer code but an ancient
Video examples
The incredible...
Have you ever been gazing at a starry sky when suddenly a bright dot glided into view? If it wasn't blinking, then you've had the distinct pleasure
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Quote examples
Hilary Farr
British Designer
I love nature, I really do. I love the great outdoors, I love the concept of quiet, peaceful solitude shared only with the loons calling to each other across the water, and Bambi and Thumper in the forest, and a simple tent between me and the starry, starry sky.
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Piet Mondrian
Dutch Artist
The natural does not have to be a specific representation. I am now working on a thing which is a reconstruction of a starry sky, yet I make it, nevertheless, without a given in nature.
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Alija Izetbegovic
Bosniak Activist
A starry sky is equally interesting to a scientist, a mystic, an ethics scholar, and a poet. Looking at the stars, each experiences something different, and each sees his own picture.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
I didn't have a very starry school career, I was medium to above average, nothing special.
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Diana Penty
Indian Model
I am not starry. I am your everyday girl, with not so everyday aspirations in life.
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Trevor Paglen
American Artist
When we look up into the starry night sky, we tend to see reflections of ourselves.
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Bruno Tonioli
Italian Dancer
I am down-to-earth and not one of those starry, up-their-own-butt celebrities.
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Immanuel Kant
German Philosopher
Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me.
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Karthi
Indian Actor
My parents have ensured that we never develop starry airs.
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Etta James
American Musician
I'm not starry eyed, and I'm not money crazy.
Quote examples
Hilary Farr
British Designer
I love nature, I really do. I love the great outdoors, I love the concept of quiet, peaceful solitude shared only with the loons calling to each other across the water, and Bambi and Thumper in the forest, and a simple tent between me and the starry, starry sky.
Quote examples
Piet Mondrian
Dutch Artist
The natural does not have to be a specific representation. I am now working on a thing which is a reconstruction of a starry sky, yet I make it, nevertheless, without a given in nature.
Quote examples
Alija Izetbegovic
Bosniak Activist
A starry sky is equally interesting to a scientist, a mystic, an ethics scholar, and a poet. Looking at the stars, each experiences something different, and each sees his own picture.
Quote examples
Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
I didn't have a very starry school career, I was medium to above average, nothing special.
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Diana Penty
Indian Model
I am not starry. I am your everyday girl, with not so everyday aspirations in life.
Quote examples
Trevor Paglen
American Artist
When we look up into the starry night sky, we tend to see reflections of ourselves.
Quote examples
Bruno Tonioli
Italian Dancer
I am down-to-earth and not one of those starry, up-their-own-butt celebrities.
Quote examples
Immanuel Kant
German Philosopher
Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me.
Quote examples
Karthi
Indian Actor
My parents have ensured that we never develop starry airs.
Quote examples
Etta James
American Musician
I'm not starry eyed, and I'm not money crazy.
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