Stellar is used to describe anything connected with stars.
A stellar wind streams outward from the star.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A stellar person or thing is considered to be very good.
...a stellar education at Eton and Oxford.
The French companies are registering stellar profits.
stellar in British English
(ˈstɛlə)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, involving, or resembling a star or stars
2.
of or relating to star entertainers
3. informal
outstanding or immense
companies are registering stellar profits
Word origin
C17: from Late Latin stellāris, from Latin stella star
stellar in American English
(ˈstɛlər)
adjective
1.
of the stars or a star
2.
like a star, as in shape
3.
by or as by a star performer; excellent; outstanding
4.
leading; chief
a stellar role
Word origin
LL stellaris < L stella, a star
Examples of 'stellar' in a sentence
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But their pay deals are directly linked to stellar returns to shareholders.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was in this period he became a stellar name in the sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What does her mother make of her stellar modelling career?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
For this stellar cast to be upstaged by the scenery must be galling.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We have been enjoying stellar growth mainly because broadband connections are getting faster and cheaper.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Which it might do if the housing and car sectors continue their stellar performance.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And look outside of the stellar names.
The Sun (2014)
Nearly all have built huge fortunes or stellar careers in government.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It will be harder for these economies to sustain such stellar growth once they have become industrialised.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Is he not destined for a pretty stellar career on the tribute act circuit?
The Sun (2015)
Hawking has combined his stellar career with a family life.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And they constantly remind the record company chief he was not always the stellar name he is today.
The Sun (2009)
An uncompromising display with a clean sheet and a distinct step up in performance from the stellar names fighting for their futures.
The Sun (2013)
It produced a stellar line-up of regional winners.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Do not expect stellar returns, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Well, the scenery certainly gives a stellar performance.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was a stellar individual performance, and the only spark on a shocking night.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They told each other that this brilliant stellar wind would breathe new life into their fellows and into their City.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
Resolution has rewarded its shareholders with a double-digit increase in the dividend and promised stellar investment returns despite putting acquisitions on hold.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
These investments might not come with the hope of stellar returns, but you are also less likely to lose money by backing them.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Given that stellar line-up, the charity should be better known than it is.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
With this stellar cast for the remake, there shouldn't be too much to complain about.
The Sun (2016)
Despite the stellar growth reported in Germany last week, there are genuine risks to the recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And he reckons the current series is the best yet, thanks to its stellar line-up of guest stars.
The Sun (2015)
All related terms of 'stellar'
stellar wind
streams of ionized gas particles constantly emitted in all directions by a star
stellar career
A career is the job or profession that someone does for a long period of their life.
stellar evolution
the sequence of changes that occurs in a star as it ages
stellar association
a sparsely populated group of between 10 and 1000 young stars of similar spectral type and common origin that are moving too fast to form a permanent , gravitationally bound system
stellar performance
Someone's or something's performance is how successful they are or how well they do something.
quasi-stellar object
a member of any of several classes of astronomical bodies, including quasars (strong radio sources) and quasi-stellar galaxies (no traceable radio emission ), both of which have exceptionally large red shifts