Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈstɛl.ə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈstɛl.əɹ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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ˈstɛlə
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- GB
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ˈstɛlɚ
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- US
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
Usage- not-comparable
- Antonyms
Heavenly.
Exceptional, exceptionally good.
Usage- broadly
- Antonyms
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The actress gave a stellar performance.
Some years ago there were hundreds of musicians of ability, but of less stellar renown, who toured the country, giving performances at less than stellar fees.
More examples (2)
Yet the economic seers are at it again, seemingly unabashed by their somewhat less than stellar performances in 1969.
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.
Adjective
indicating the most important performer or role
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the leading man
prima ballerina
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prima donna
a star figure skater
the starring role
a stellar role
a stellar performance
being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
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an astral body
stellar light