starlikeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈstɑrˌlaɪk/

Forms: see star n.¹ and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: star n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < star n.¹ + -like suffix.

A. adj.

1. Resembling the conventional figure of a star, in having rays or components projecting from a centre; stellate, radiate.Frequently used of parts of plants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > star-shaped

starlike1578

star fashion1597

starry1597

star-shaped1646

asteristic1652

stellaceous1657

stellate1661

stellated1661

stellar1670

astral1672

stelliform1794

stellular1796

asteroid1854

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. xcii. 272 At the top of the stalke there groweth white starlike floures in great rundels.

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 45 Faire star-like flowers..with certaine chiues or threds in them.

1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 418 At the top whereof stand many pretty starre-like skinny seed-vessels.

1670 J. Ogilby America ii. vi. 281 The second [tree] hath a round Body full of Boughs, with Star-like Prickles hanging downwards.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Moly Bearing a great Umbella of starlike purple Flowers, that continue long before they decay.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Hair The quills of the hedge-hog and porcupine have somewhat of a pith in a starlike form.

1830 J. Marcet Bertha's Visit to her Uncle in Eng. II. 116 He was good enough to shew me that each [snow]flake has a star-like appearance, consisting of five or six rays that diverge from the centre.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. viii. 204 A soft turf..spangled with a star-like yellow blossom.

1906 Cambr. Nat. Hist. I. 332 The position of the zooids in the colony is indicated only by star-like holes.

1966 Arch. Amer. Art Jrnl. 6 13/2 His long brown coat ornamented with many small star-like buttons.

2000 Org. Gardening Sept. 61/1 Glory of the snow (Chionodoxa spp.) have five to 10 small, starlike blossoms per stem and reach 4 to 6 inches tall.

a. Resembling or similar to a star (star n.¹ 1a); esp. bright or shining.

ΘΚΠ

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

brightOE

starlighta1393

star-bright1483

sidereal1534

starry?1565

starlike1591

1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xxxv. ii. 290 Those two starrlike eyn.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Estoille Pierre d'estoilles, a..Carbuncle, wherein..many golden, sparkling, and starre-like drops may be discerned.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Invisible World (1659) ii. v. 111 Some glister with a skie-like others with a star-like clearnesse.

1703 W. Freke Divine Gram. ii. iii. 113 Women... Quality. Complexion... Fair..With Star-like Eyes, a Truth exceeding glorious.

1860 G. W. S. Piesse Lab. Chem. Wonders 3 This touch-wood..will shine with a star-like light.

1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 10/2 Those French blue eyes so star-like in their fringe of black are not so trusting as they were then.

1971 Sci. Amer. May 55/2 The term quasar..was originally applied only to the starlike counterparts of certain strong radio sources.

2010 A. Irvine Transformers: Exodus (2014) xxx. 216 The..Bridge shone with its starlike brilliance.

b. figurative. Of an action, quality, etc.: reminiscent of a star; esp. brilliant, splendid.

ΚΠ

?1594 M. Drayton Peirs Gaueston sig. H^v Paulus Aemilius entred Roome, And like great Ioue, in starlike tryumph came.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) v. i. 61 What, to you, Whose Starre-like Noblenesse gaue life and influence To their whole being?

1621 P. Scot Table-bk. for Princes iii. 33 Princes are of star-like influence vpon inferiour bodies.

1724 E. Haywood Poems on Several Occasions 12 His star-like Fame had pointed out the God!

1884 Christian World 21 Feb. 139/5 This star-like serenity in all the tumult of his stormy life.

1909 M. C. Smith Road of Life & Other Poems 38 The starlike glory of thy steadfast face.

2008 A. Matikkala Orders of Knighthood & Formation Brit. Honours Syst. iii. 126 Owing to his star-like rise—knighted by Charles II in 1657, baron in 1665, earl in 1672—he was very much an arriviste in the Order.

†c. Countless as the stars; innumerable. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > therefore not able to be measured or estimated

unachteleda1325

inestimablec1374

unmeasureda1398

untolda1400

measurelessc1400

unmeasurablec1400

immeasurable1440

immensurable1535

unestimable1542

modeless1583

immeasured1590

unvalued1590

countless1593

unrecomptless1593

inestimate1614

starlike1616

unmeted1635

inestimal1678

invaluablea1694

immensurate1720

incalculablea1797

uncountable1858

1614 J. Taylor Verbum Sempiternæ sig. A8 ^v Of Abrams starre-like numberlesse encrease.]

1616 J. Taylor Seuerall Sieges Ierusalem in Vrania sig. D6 From whose Star-like, Sand-like Generation Sprung euery Kinred, Kingdom, Tribe, and Nation.

B. adv.

In the manner of a star; so as to resemble a star.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adverb] > like a star

starlike1595

starrily1835

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > star

starlike1595

stellularly1796

stelliformly1822

stellatedly1833

stellately1847

1595 R. S. tr. Amorous Contention Phillis & Flora in G. Chapman Ouids Banquet of Sence sig. H2^v The poictrell did enchace A stone, that starre-like gaue it grace.

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. iv. 46 So shall she leaue her Blessednesse to One..Who, from the sacred Ashes of her Honour Shall Star-like rise.

1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 104 So Star-like bright they shone.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Saffron (Bastard) This Plant produces staring Heads..with some Leaves, opening underneath Star-like.

1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge vi. 84 Bright blinding rays flashed out, starlike, from the window in the quarter gallery.

1858 A. A. Procter Legends & Lyrics 154 I have known one word hang starlike O'er a dreary waste of years.

1903 A. H. Lewis Boss xxi. 285 Dreams that my girl should shine, starlike, in the firmament of high society.

1970 P. Anderson Tau Zero (1973) 40 Starlike burned the hydrogen fusion.

1996 E. Clarke Our Southern Zion (2014) vii. 105 Between 1782 and 1865, the Carolina low country..rose starlike to a position of preeminent social, intellectual, and political influence.

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

单词	starlike
释义	starlikeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈstɑːlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈstɑrˌlaɪk/ Forms: see star n.¹ and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: star n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < star n.¹ + -like suffix. A. adj. 1. Resembling the conventional figure of a star, in having rays or components projecting from a centre; stellate, radiate.Frequently used of parts of plants. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > star-shaped starlike1578 star fashion1597 starry1597 star-shaped1646 asteristic1652 stellaceous1657 stellate1661 stellated1661 stellar1670 astral1672 stelliform1794 stellular1796 asteroid1854 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. xcii. 272 At the top of the stalke there groweth white starlike floures in great rundels. 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 45 Faire star-like flowers..with certaine chiues or threds in them. 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 418 At the top whereof stand many pretty starre-like skinny seed-vessels. 1670 J. Ogilby America ii. vi. 281 The second [tree] hath a round Body full of Boughs, with Star-like Prickles hanging downwards. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Moly Bearing a great Umbella of starlike purple Flowers, that continue long before they decay. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Hair The quills of the hedge-hog and porcupine have somewhat of a pith in a starlike form. 1830 J. Marcet Bertha's Visit to her Uncle in Eng. II. 116 He was good enough to shew me that each [snow]flake has a star-like appearance, consisting of five or six rays that diverge from the centre. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. viii. 204 A soft turf..spangled with a star-like yellow blossom. 1906 Cambr. Nat. Hist. I. 332 The position of the zooids in the colony is indicated only by star-like holes. 1966 Arch. Amer. Art Jrnl. 6 13/2 His long brown coat ornamented with many small star-like buttons. 2000 Org. Gardening Sept. 61/1 Glory of the snow (Chionodoxa spp.) have five to 10 small, starlike blossoms per stem and reach 4 to 6 inches tall. 2. a. Resembling or similar to a star (star n.¹ 1a); esp. bright or shining. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to starlight or bright as the stars brightOE starlighta1393 star-bright1483 sidereal1534 starry?1565 starlike1591 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xxxv. ii. 290 Those two starrlike eyn. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Estoille Pierre d'estoilles, a..Carbuncle, wherein..many golden, sparkling, and starre-like drops may be discerned. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Invisible World (1659) ii. v. 111 Some glister with a skie-like others with a star-like clearnesse. 1703 W. Freke Divine Gram. ii. iii. 113 Women... Quality. Complexion... Fair..With Star-like Eyes, a Truth exceeding glorious. 1860 G. W. S. Piesse Lab. Chem. Wonders 3 This touch-wood..will shine with a star-like light. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 10/2 Those French blue eyes so star-like in their fringe of black are not so trusting as they were then. 1971 Sci. Amer. May 55/2 The term quasar..was originally applied only to the starlike counterparts of certain strong radio sources. 2010 A. Irvine Transformers: Exodus (2014) xxx. 216 The..Bridge shone with its starlike brilliance. b. figurative. Of an action, quality, etc.: reminiscent of a star; esp. brilliant, splendid. ΚΠ ?1594 M. Drayton Peirs Gaueston sig. H^v Paulus Aemilius entred Roome, And like great Ioue, in starlike tryumph came. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) v. i. 61 What, to you, Whose Starre-like Noblenesse gaue life and influence To their whole being? View more context for this quotation 1621 P. Scot Table-bk. for Princes iii. 33 Princes are of star-like influence vpon inferiour bodies. 1724 E. Haywood Poems on Several Occasions 12 His star-like Fame had pointed out the God! 1884 Christian World 21 Feb. 139/5 This star-like serenity in all the tumult of his stormy life. 1909 M. C. Smith Road of Life & Other Poems 38 The starlike glory of thy steadfast face. 2008 A. Matikkala Orders of Knighthood & Formation Brit. Honours Syst. iii. 126 Owing to his star-like rise—knighted by Charles II in 1657, baron in 1665, earl in 1672—he was very much an arriviste in the Order. †c. Countless as the stars; innumerable. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge > therefore not able to be measured or estimated unachteleda1325 inestimablec1374 unmeasureda1398 untolda1400 measurelessc1400 unmeasurablec1400 immeasurable1440 immensurable1535 unestimable1542 modeless1583 immeasured1590 unvalued1590 countless1593 unrecomptless1593 inestimate1614 starlike1616 unmeted1635 inestimal1678 invaluablea1694 immensurate1720 incalculablea1797 uncountable1858 1614 J. Taylor Verbum Sempiternæ sig. A8 ^v Of Abrams starre-like numberlesse encrease.] 1616 J. Taylor Seuerall Sieges Ierusalem in Vrania sig. D6 From whose Star-like, Sand-like Generation Sprung euery Kinred, Kingdom, Tribe, and Nation. B. adv. In the manner of a star; so as to resemble a star. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adverb] > like a star starlike1595 starrily1835 the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > star starlike1595 stellularly1796 stelliformly1822 stellatedly1833 stellately1847 1595 R. S. tr. Amorous Contention Phillis & Flora in G. Chapman Ouids Banquet of Sence sig. H2^v The poictrell did enchace A stone, that starre-like gaue it grace. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. iv. 46 So shall she leaue her Blessednesse to One..Who, from the sacred Ashes of her Honour Shall Star-like rise. View more context for this quotation 1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 104 So Star-like bright they shone. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Saffron (Bastard) This Plant produces staring Heads..with some Leaves, opening underneath Star-like. 1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge vi. 84 Bright blinding rays flashed out, starlike, from the window in the quarter gallery. 1858 A. A. Procter Legends & Lyrics 154 I have known one word hang starlike O'er a dreary waste of years. 1903 A. H. Lewis Boss xxi. 285 Dreams that my girl should shine, starlike, in the firmament of high society. 1970 P. Anderson Tau Zero (1973) 40 Starlike burned the hydrogen fusion. 1996 E. Clarke Our Southern Zion (2014) vii. 105 Between 1782 and 1865, the Carolina low country..rose starlike to a position of preeminent social, intellectual, and political influence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1578
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