starless C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈstɑɹləs/ UK /ˈstɑːləs/ See IPA manual Freq #121491 Meanings 1 adj having no stars visible A bank of cloud left the eastern sky dark and starless. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having no stars visible unstarry ↔ Opposites starry Word family Related forms starstarlight Etymology From Middle English sterreles, equivalent to star + -less. It is a piecewise doublet of the rare Greek-derived asterless. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # starless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɑɹləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstɑːləs/ **Frequency rank:** 121491 ## Meanings 1. having no stars visible ## Examples - A bank of cloud left the eastern sky dark and starless. ## Synonyms - unstarry ## Antonyms - starry ## Related Forms - star - starlight ## Etymology From Middle English sterreles, equivalent to star + -less. It is a piecewise doublet of the rare Greek-derived asterless. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown