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/ˈstɑːdʌst/ · noun
Small fragments of dustlike material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed..
We are all made of stardust.
Presolar grains were isolated in primitive meteorites only 15 years ago. These grains of stardust formed in the atmospheres of evolved stars and in nova and supernova ejecta.
His [Sickert's] paint has a tangible quality; it is made not of air and star-dust but of oil and earth.
My sister’s eyes were full of stardust – she’d spend hours lazily planning her future life when she would make her big break in the movies.
Why would experienced deal makers want rock stars and actors to advise them? Why would entrepreneurs seek their money? There is a certain cachet with all that stardust, of course, and perhaps some free publicity.
Use stardust when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stardust means Small fragments of dustlike material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed..
Common synonyms include extraterrestrial dust, space dust.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We are all made of stardust.
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