starlight
n.the light that comes from stars in the night sky. It is often very faint and soft.
n.the light emitted by stars, typically visible from Earth during the night. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a sense of distance or tranquility.
“The starlight was bright enough to see the path.”
“We sat on the beach for hours, watching the starlight reflect off the calm ocean waves.”
“In the absence of any artificial glow from the city, the starlight was remarkably intense, casting long and delicate shadows across the desert floor.”
Uncountable; rarely used in the plural unless referring to the light of specific, individual stars in a poetic sense.
From star + light.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.