stellarstel‧lar /ˈstelə $ -ər/ adjective [only before noun] 
the company’s stellar growth McKellen gave a stellar performance.3go stellar British English informal if a pop band, actor etc goes stellar, they become very popular and famous: There’s a stand-up comedian, and my sources tell me he is about to go stellar.
WORD ORIGINstellar
Origin:
1600-1700 Late Latin stellaris, from Latin stella ‘star’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- As far as we know, matter on the large scale, and in particular stellar matter, appears to be nearly neutral.
- From earliest time, mad had concluded that the forces that govern planetary and stellar movements must also control events on earth.
- Last year, soaring demand for computer products helped the majority of computer, software and chip companies post stellar earnings.
- Mary was a one-book wonder who failed to live up to her stellar parentage and early promise.
- Parallax is not the only method of measuring stellar distances.
- The increase in the incomes of elite workers is only relative; it does not result from their own stellar economic gains.
- These collectors, plus Barbara Johnston, were in any case in the market for the stellar pieces.
WORD SETS
asteroid, nounastro-, prefixastronaut, nounastronomical, adjectiveastronomy, nounastrophysics, nounAU, aurora borealis, nounBig Bang, the, nounblack hole, nouncelestial, adjectivecomet, nounconstellation, nouncorona, nouncosmic, adjectivecosmic ray, nouncosmology, nouncosmonaut, noundead, adjectiveearth, nouneclipse, nouneclipse, verbecliptic, nounequinox, nounescape velocity, nounextraterrestrial, adjectivegalactic, adjectivegalaxy, noungeostationary orbit, nounHubble Space Telescope, the, infinity, nounintergalactic, adjectiveinterplanetary, adjectiveinterstellar, adjectiveJupiter, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounlight year, nounLittle Bear, lunar, adjectivelunar month, nounmagnitude, nounMars, nounMercury, nounmeteor, nounmeteoric, adjectivemeteorite, nounMilky Way, the, month, nounmoon, nounmorning star, nounNASA, nounnebula, nounNeptune, nounnew moon, nounnova, nounobservatory, nounorbit, verborbit, nounorbiter, nounouter space, nounphase, nounplanet, nounplanetarium, nounplasma, nounPluto, nounquadrant, nounquarter, nounquasar, nounradio telescope, nounring, nounrocket, nounsatellite, nounSaturn, nounsea, nounshooting star, nounsolar, adjectivesolar system, nounspace, nounspace capsule, nounspacecraft, nounspace probe, nounspaceship, nounspace shuttle, nounspace station, nounstar, nounstargazer, nounsteady state theory, nounstellar, adjectivesun, nounsunspot, nounsupernova, nountelescope, nountelescopic, adjectiveterrestrial, adjectiveUranus, nounVenus, nounwane, verbwax, verbwhite dwarf, nounworld, nounzenith, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY McKellen gave a stellar performance.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1relating to the stars → interstellar2especially American English extremely good: McKellen gave a stellar performance. (=a lot of very famous actors)· The movie features an all-star cast.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· If it is because of your stellar performance, perhaps the favoritism indicates that you are a rising star in the organization.
the company’s stellar growth McKellen gave a stellar performance.3go stellar British English informal if a pop band, actor etc goes stellar, they become very popular and famous: There’s a stand-up comedian, and my sources tell me he is about to go stellar.