starriness

/stˈɑɹinəs/ noun

The state or quality of being starry.

Word Origin From Old English steorra, which traces back to the PIE root *h₂stḗr — the same ancient word that gave us star, stellar, and astronomy. The suffix -y turns it into an adjective (starry), and -ness makes it a noun meaning 'the quality of being full of stars.' So starriness is literally 'star-like-ness.' You can see the same root in aster (a star-shaped flower) and disaster (originally 'ill-starred event').

noun The state or quality of being starry. countable

The starriness of the desert sky was breathtakingly clear.

(名词) 星光璀璨

沙漠夜空的繁星点点清晰得令人屏息。

(sustantivo) El estado o calidad de ser estrellado.

La condición estrellada del cielo del desierto era increíblemente clara.

(nom) État ou qualité de ce qui est étoilé ou parsemé d'étoiles.

Le starriness du ciel désertique était d'une clarté à couper le souffle.

(Substantiv) Sternenpracht; Sternenhaftigkeit [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, sternenklar, strahlend oder von Sternen erfüllt zu sein, oft im übertragenen Sinne für etwas Beeindruckendes.]

Die **starriness** des Wüstenhimmels war atemberaubend klar.

(名詞) 星が満ちている状態、または星のように輝く性質

砂漠の空の **starriness** は息をのむほど澄んでいた。

(substantivo) aspecto estrelado; caráter estrelado [O estado ou qualidade de ser estrelado.]

O aspecto estrelado do céu do deserto era incrivelmente claro.

Word parts: star + y + ness

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