stellar

Adjective
Synonyms: leading(p)prima(p)star(p)starring(p)stellar(a)astral

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. indicating the most important performer or role“the leading man”“prima ballerina”“prima donna”“a star figure skater”“the starring role”“a stellar role”“a stellar performance”Synonyms: leading(p)prima(p)star(p)starring(p)stellar(a)
  2. being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars“an astral body”“stellar light”Synonyms: astral
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Stellar \Stel"lar\, Stellary \Stel"la*ry\, a. [L. stellaris, fr. stella a star. See Star.]

1.Of or pertaining to stars; astral; as, a stellar figure; stellary orbs. [1913 Webster]

[These soft fires] in part shed down Their stellar virtue.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Full of stars; starry; as, stellar regions. [1913 Webster] Stellate

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