starlike

[ stahr-lahyk ]

/ ˈstɑrˌlaɪk /

adjective

of the shape of or like a star.

shining like a star.

Also star-shaped. Mathematics. (of a set with respect to a point) having the property that the line segment connecting a given point and any other point in a region lies completely within the region.

Nearby words

starkers, starkey, starkville, starlet, starlight, starlike, starling, starling's curve, starling's hypothesis, starling's law, starlit

Origin of starlike

First recorded in 1585–95; star + -like

Examples from the Web for starlike

The dusky eyes of the beautiful girl were more than ever starlike as she nodded up at him.
Meg of Mystery Mountain|Grace May North
And then he felt a light touch on his arm, and turned to see the starlike beauty of Doña Jocasta beside him.
The Treasure Trail|Marah Ellis Ryan
The smoke wreaths rolled around it, but it shone out luminous and starlike.
The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales|Francis A. Durivage
My spirit beats her mortal bars, As down dark tides the glory slides, And starlike mingles with the stars.
Graded Poetry: Second Year|Various

She was a most lovely girl, with a wild-rose complexion and starlike eyes, and full of life and buoyant hope.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton