stardust C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˈstɑrˌdʌst/ UK /ˈstɑːdʌst/ See IPA manual Freq #21808 Meanings 1 noun fine particles of matter originating in stars or present in interstellar space Some of the meteorite's grains are ancient stardust formed before the solar system. 2 noun a dreamy, glamorous, or romantic quality that makes reality seem enchanted Nostalgia covered the difficult tour in a haze of stardust. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · fine particles of matter... cosmic dustspace dust 2 noun · a dreamy, glamorous, or... glamourromanceenchantment ↔ Opposites disillusionment Word family Related forms starnebulacosmic dust Etymology A compound of star + dust. It first named stars seen as dustlike points or fine matter associated with space; the figurative sense transferred their distant glitter to romantic glamour. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stardust **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstɑrˌdʌst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstɑːdʌst/ **Frequency rank:** 21808 ## Meanings 1. fine particles of matter originating in stars or present in interstellar space 2. a dreamy, glamorous, or romantic quality that makes reality seem enchanted ## Examples - Some of the meteorite's grains are ancient stardust formed before the solar system. - Nostalgia covered the difficult tour in a haze of stardust. ## Synonyms - cosmic dust - space dust - glamour - enchantment ## Antonyms - disillusionment ## Related Forms - star - nebula - cosmic dust ## Etymology A compound of star + dust. It first named stars seen as dustlike points or fine matter associated with space; the figurative sense transferred their distant glitter to romantic glamour. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown