Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wandering star

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: wan-der-ing s-tar
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A star which seems to move in the sky; a planet.

Example Sentences

"Might it not be possible, that this wandering star would pass by the sun and reappear in the east?"
"[...] Or warring with the spirits who may dare Dispute with him Who made all empire, empire; or recalling Some wandering star, which shoots through the abyss Whose tenants dying, while their world is falling Share the dim destiny of clay in this."
"The word planet is an old Greek word meaning "wandering star" (planets wander, Fixed Stars do not) — so either term is correct, although modern popular usage is planet. I like star. Especially "wandering star." ]"
"In ancient times, a fixed star was so named to distinguish it from a wandering star or planet."
"Now he turned his flight, a prayer short of light-speed, towards the wandering star. Jedden had long ago abolished fear. Yet he experienced a strange psychosomatic sensation in that part of the splinter ship that corresponded to his testicles."

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek ἀστὴρ πλανήτης (astḕr planḗtēs) as distinguished from the fixed stars.

Inflected Forms

wandering stars (plural)

Synonyms

wanderstar

Questions

What does wandering star mean?: A star which seems to move in the sky; a planet.
Where does wandering star come from?: Calque of Ancient Greek ἀστὴρ πλανήτης (astḕr planḗtēs) as distinguished from the fixed stars.

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