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stardust - What does it mean?

Definition of 'stardust'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Particles of matter that fall from the stars down to Earth; often used idiomatically to suggest a fanciful or dreamlike quality.
  • My sister's eyes were full of stardust , and she'd spend hours lazily planning her future life when she would make her big break in the movies.
  • (informal|dated|astronomy) A distant cluster of stars, resembling a cloud, the individual stars of which cannot be resolved.
  • Synonyms

    * (particles) cosmic dust