stardust

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See also Stardust

English

Etymology

star +‎ dust.

Noun

stardust (uncountable)

1. Particles of matter that fall from the stars down to Earth; often used idiomatically to suggest a fanciful or dreamlike quality.

   My sister's eyes were full of stardust, and she'd spend hours lazily planning her future life when she would make her big break in the movies.

2. (informal, astronomy) A distant cluster of stars, resembling a cloud, the individual stars of which cannot be resolved.

Synonyms

• (distant cluster of stars, resembling a cloud, the individual stars of which cannot be resolved): cosmic dust

Translations

particles of matter that fall from the stars down to Earth; often used idiomatically to suggest a fanciful or dreamlike quality

distant cluster of stars, resembling a cloud, the individual stars of which cannot be resolved

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French: poudre magique (1), amas stellaire m. German: Sternenstaub (de) m. Japanese: 星屑 (ほしくず, hoshikuzu)