star-littenadj.

Brit.

/ˌstɑːˈlɪt(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌstɑrˈlɪtn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, litten adj.

Etymology: < star n.¹ + litten adj., apparently as an alteration of starlit adj. Compare earlier starlighted adj. and perhaps compare also smitten adj.

poetic and literary. Now rare.

= starlit adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to starlight or bright as the stars > illuminated by stars

starry?c1400

starlighted1811

starlit1813

star-litten1829

1829 E. A. Poe Al Aaraaf ii, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, & Minor Poems 29 To duty beseeming These star-litten hours.

1875 Judy 17 Mar. 218/1 He walked in the star-litten gloom.

1895 R. Kipling Second Jungle Bk. 150 That dim, star-litten sky.

1908 E. A. Travis Cobbler 95 Light clouds swept the star-litten space from peak to peak.

2012 S. Swayze One World Under One God 19 Nearly all of the halftime performers and technicians..were staring up infactuously into the large, starlitten screen directly above them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	star-litten
释义	star-littenadj. Brit. /ˌstɑːˈlɪt(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌstɑrˈlɪtn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, litten adj. Etymology: < star n.¹ + litten adj., apparently as an alteration of starlit adj. Compare earlier starlighted adj. and perhaps compare also smitten adj. poetic and literary. Now rare. = starlit adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to starlight or bright as the stars > illuminated by stars starry?c1400 starlighted1811 starlit1813 star-litten1829 1829 E. A. Poe Al Aaraaf ii, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, & Minor Poems 29 To duty beseeming These star-litten hours. 1875 Judy 17 Mar. 218/1 He walked in the star-litten gloom. 1895 R. Kipling Second Jungle Bk. 150 That dim, star-litten sky. 1908 E. A. Travis Cobbler 95 Light clouds swept the star-litten space from peak to peak. 2012 S. Swayze One World Under One God 19 Nearly all of the halftime performers and technicians..were staring up infactuously into the large, starlitten screen directly above them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829
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