Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: as-tar
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with bright or sparkling objects.

adj

Shining as if with sparks or small points of light.

Example Sentences

"[…] they could follow the high-rose hedge, already astar with buds."
"1959, Mabel Esther Allan (as Jean Estoril), Drina Dances Alone, New York: Scholastic, 1989, Chapter 6, p. 71, The hedges were astar with blackthorn and there were primroses and cowslips on the banks."
"She found Anne standing motionless before a picture hanging on the wall between the two windows, with her hands clasped behind her, her face uplifted, and her eyes astar with dreams."
"Astar with the cold fire of gems, it [the palace] was."

Etymology

Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English astar From a- + star.

Synonyms

spangled sparkling twinkling

Questions

What does astar mean?: Covered with bright or sparkling objects.
Where does astar come from?: Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English astar From a- + star.

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