Astar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Astar is an adjective meaning Covered with bright or sparkling objects.
Meaning
Covered with bright or sparkling objects.
More Meanings
- Shining as if with sparks or small points of light.
Example Sentences
Astar with the cold fire of gems, it [the palace] was.
[…] they could follow the high-rose hedge, already astar with buds.
She found Anne standing motionless before a picture hanging on the wall between the two windows, with her hands clasped behind her, her face uplifted, and her eyes astar with dreams.
1959, Mabel Esther Allan (as Jean Estoril), Drina Dances Alone, New York: Scholastic, 1989, Chapter 6, p. 71, The hedges were astar with blackthorn and there were primroses and cowslips on the banks.
Synonyms for astar
Depending on context, synonyms include spangled, sparkling, twinkling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include star-strewn, starfilled, overspangled, dazzling, coruscant, luminous.
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