stardust

noun

star·​dust ˈstär-ˌdəst How to pronounce stardust (audio)
: a feeling or impression of romance, magic, or ethereality

Examples of stardust in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another sign that stardust may be the culprit is the galaxy’s mid-infrared glow measured by JWST—a clue, Hainline and his colleagues say, that JADES-GS-z14-0 is populated with clouds of ionized oxygen, an element forged in the hearts of stars. Riis Williams, Scientific American, 13 June 2024 And then, a phone call, one that made everything become as micro as stardust. Francesca Sloane, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 The stardust in your body will live on in desert sand, rainforest canopies, and the bodies of human beings. Keith Wagstaff, Popular Science, 5 June 2024 Glittering gems made of stardust forged in the furnace of the earth have fired humanity’s imagination for millennia. Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for stardust 

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Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stardust was in 1906

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“Stardust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stardust. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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