Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A dreamlike, romantic, or uncritical sense of well-being.
- n. A cluster of stars too distant to be seen individually, resembling a dimly luminous cloud of dust. Not in scientific use.
- n. Minute particles of matter that fall to Earth from the stars. Not in scientific use.
- idiom. have stardust in (one's) eyes To be uncritically or unrealistically optimistic.
Wiktionary
- n. Particles of matter that fall from the stars down to Earth; often used idiomatically to suggest a fanciful or dreamlike quality
- n. , A distant cluster of stars, resembling a cloud, the individual stars of which cannot be resolved
WordNet 3.0
- n. a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality
Examples
“Welner added that Khadr is also something of a "rock star" among inmates due to his al Qaeda family connections, and glistens with the "stardust" of having met Osama bin Laden.”
“If you'd like to collect a little "stardust" of your own, then this weekend is a great opportunity to actually view Comet 81P Wild 2!”
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“Action/Adventure, Comic Book/Superhero, Comic Conventions, Comic-Con, Kick-Ass, Matthew-Vaughn reign from the guy who made "stardust" ...who cares? flashzh i was worried that this movie was going to be a disaster. guess not. you'll definitely see me at the midnight release for Kick-Ass.”
Comic-Con: Kick Ass Footage and Q&A with Matthew Vaughn and Cast | /Film
“I guess there must be a special kind of stardust glow that Obama sprinkles around on his acolytes.”
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“Spelling, who micromanages down to the actresses 'hair and Nolan Miller wardrobe, was looking for "stardust" (read: gold dust) from almost a thousand models and actors who auditioned.”
“Iv been hearing rumers of the second cloverfield trailor being attached to "stardust".”
“Our body is to a large part constructed from "stardust": the elements besides hydrogen which build our cells have been formed in the interior of stars in nuclear reactions, which form a continuation of the processes taking place in our sun.”
“World Cup bid lacked 'stardust' by presenting a squad of past and present overseas players as international ambassadors on World Cup bid received the backing Thursday of the CEO of the company that owns the Los Angeles Galaxy, despite being of the one main competitors to host the tournament.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘stardust’.
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Substancestry
Mysterious and theoretical substances and "stuff" of legend. More emphasis on the ancient, mystical, mythical, folklore, mathematical, and scientific. I won't be listing too many "sci-fi" or comed...
ylem, ichor, aether, ectoplasm, impossible object, quark star, eucharist, pixie dust, eitr, elixir of life, philosopher's stone, alkahest and 119 more...
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Public List: A Horse is a Horse
Famous TV horses and their riders/owners. I was very into these as a child...
trigger, buttermilk, tornado, phantom, rafter, mr. ed, horse, silver, scout, diablo, loco, fury and 26 more...
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Public List: Free Association
Read the top word on the list and add a word that you associate with it. The association may be semantic, etymological, structural, literary, personal, etc.
Rules:
1. In t...mounch, mensch, trench, war, harmony, guitar, cigar, bubblegum, baseball cards, shortstop, bear, chained and 72 more...
sionnach Ooh, we had Bat Masterson in Ireland when I was growing up. It used to be on Wednesday nights, after 'Petticoat Junction'. The Virginian was on Friday nights, right after 'Katie the Farmer's Daughter'. Feb 1, 2008
treeseed Bat Masterson was a Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry. His horse was Stardust. Feb 1, 2008