stellar
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EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin stēllāris.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɛlə/
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- (General American) enPR: stĕl'ər, IPA(key): /ˈstɛlɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɛlə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: stel‧lar
AdjectiveEdit
stellar (comparative more stellar, superlative most stellar)
- (astronomy, not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
- Heavenly.
- (by extension) Exceptional.
- Synonym: wonderful
- The actress gave a stellar performance.
- 2012, Linda A. Jenkins, “What is Social Lending?”, in Creative Financing: How to Get a Small Business Loan without a Banker, Gold Alliance Group, →ISBN, page 1:
- Where a bank may automatically reject any borrower based on a bad credit score, this is not true for all social lending networks. You can still have a less than stellar score and obtain funding as long as you can convince a peer tha your project is worthy or your business model is strong.
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TranslationsEdit
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars
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heavenly
exceptional; wonderful
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stellar (strong nominative masculine singular stellarer, not comparable)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of stellar (uncomparable)