starrier

Having more twinkles

Starrier is the comparative form of starry, meaning more filled with or resembling stars.

A sky might be starrier in the countryside than in a city, where light pollution dims the view.

The word extends to figurative uses: Her eyes grew starrier as she talked about her dreams.

luminous

twinkling

Rapid, intermittent shining

glimmering · scintillating · gleaming · radiant · glinting · glistening · dazzling · brilliant · lustrous · incandescent

celestial

constellations

Recognized celestial groupings

heavens · firmament · Orion · Cassiopeia · Big Dipper · Pleiades · Andromeda · Sirius · zodiac · horoscope

romantic

dreamy

Vague and pleasantly distracted

romantic · idealistic · moonstruck · lovestruck · hopeful · optimistic · wishful · fantastical · fairy-tale · whimsical

comparative

brighter

Having increased luminosity

Opposites
celestial visibility

starriercloudier

More obscured by vapor

overcast · hazier · foggier · starless · murkier

luminosity/brilliance

starrierduller

More lacking in edge

dimmer · darker · lackluster · drabber · humbler

Phrases
Family

starring, starriest

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G