different between star vs vital

English

Etymology

From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *stern? (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?st?r (“star”). Doublet of aster.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /st??(?)/
• (US) enPR: stär, IPA^(key): /st??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

star (plural stars)

1. Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.
3. (astronomy) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape. Depending on context the sun may or may not be included.
4. (geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points.
5. (acting) An actor in a leading role.

6. An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
7. (printing) An asterisk (*).
8. A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
9. A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
10. (astrology) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny.
    • Men bless their stars and call it luxury.
11. A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour.
12. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.

Synonyms

• aster (obsolete)
• (astronomy): * (abbreviation), sun

Hypernyms

• (astronomy): celestial body

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• estoile
• étoile
• stella

Descendants

• ? French: star
• ? German: Star
• ? Italian: star

Translations

See star/translations § Noun.

See also

• Thesaurus:star

Verb

star (third-person singular simple present stars, present participle starring, simple past and past participle starred)

1. (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.

2. (transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
3. (transitive) To mark with a star or asterisk.
4. (transitive) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
5. (intransitive) To shine like a star.

Synonyms

• (to mark with an asterisk): asterisk

Translations

See also

• astronomy
• black hole
• galaxy
• moon
• mullet
• planet
• red giant

Anagrams

• 'rats, RAST, RATs, RTAs, TSRA, arts, arts., rats, sart, tars, tsar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch star, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *staraz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?r

Adjective

star (comparative starder, superlative starst)

1. stiff, frozen
2. rigid

Inflection

Related terms

• halsstarrig

French

Etymology

From English star.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sta?/

Noun

star f (plural stars)

1. star (celebrity)

   Elle est devenue star. - she's become a star.

Derived terms

• stariser

Further reading

• “star” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• arts, rats, tsar

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English star.

Noun

star f (invariable)

1. star (celebrity)

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (sit?r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sta?r/
• Rhymes: -a?r

Noun

star m (plural stari)

1. veil

   Synonym: (commoner) velu

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin st?re.

Verb

star

1. to be (indicates a temporary state)

See also

• ser

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

star m (definite singular staren, indefinite plural starar, definite plural starane)

1. alternative form of stare

Noun

star m (definite singular staren, indefinite plural starar, definite plural starane)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by stær

Portuguese

Verb

star (first-person singular present indicative stou, past participle stado)

1. Obsolete spelling of estar

Sabir

Etymology

From Italian stare (“to be”).

Verb

star

1. to be

References

• Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *star?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stâr/

Adjective

st?r (definite st?r?, comparative stàrij?, Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. old

Declension

Derived terms

• prastar

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *star?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stár/

Adjective

st?r (comparative star?jši, superlative n?jstar?jši)

1. old, aged

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Antonyms

• mlad

Derived terms

• prestàr

Further reading

• “star”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin st?re, present active infinitive of st?. Compare Italian stare

Verb

star

1. (transitive) To stay or remain
2. (transitive) To live (somewhere)

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

English

Etymology

From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”), from v?ta (“life”), from v?v? (“I live”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: v?'t?l, IPA^(key): /?va?t?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?va?t??l/
• Rhymes: -a?t?l

Adjective

vital (comparative more vital, superlative most vital)

1. Relating to, or characteristic of life.

   Synonym: lifely

2. Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
3. Invigorating or life-giving.
4. Necessary to continued existence.

5. Relating to the recording of life events.

6. Very important.

   Synonyms: crucial, necessary, significant; see also Thesaurus:important
7. Containing life; living.

   Synonyms: extant, live, kicking; see also Thesaurus:alive
8. Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.

Derived terms

Related terms

Antonyms

• mortal

Translations

Further reading

• vital in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vital in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitalis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /vi?tal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bi?tal/

Adjective

vital (masculine and feminine plural vitals)

1. vital

Related terms

• vida
• vitalitat

French

Etymology

From Old French vital, from Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.tal/
• Homophones: vitale, vitales

Adjective

vital (feminine singular vitale, masculine plural vitaux, feminine plural vitales)

1. vital

Related terms

• vitalité
• vie

Further reading

• “vital” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

From Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”).

Adjective

vital m or f (plural vitais)

1. vital (relating to, or characteristic of life)
2. vital, important, necessary

Related terms

• vida
• vitalidade

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin v?t?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi?ta?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

vital (comparative vitaler, superlative am vitalsten)

1. lively; hale; vigorous
2. (rather rare, formal) vital (necessary to, or characteristic of life)

Declension

Synonyms

• (lively): lebhaft; markig; rüstig; voller Leben
• (vital): lebenswichtig; Lebens-

Interlingua

Adjective

vital (not comparable)

1. vital

Related terms

• vita

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitalis.

Adjective

vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale)

1. vital

References

• “vital” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitalis.

Adjective

vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale)

1. vital

References

• “vital” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vitalis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.?taw/

Adjective

vital m or f (plural vitais, comparable)

1. vital (relating to, or characteristic of life)
2. vital (necessary to the continuation of life)
3. vital (very important)

   Synonyms: crucial, fundamental, essencial

Related terms

• vida
• vitalidade

Romanian

Etymology

From French vital, from Latin vitalis.

Adjective

vital m or n (feminine singular vital?, masculine plural vitali, feminine and neuter plural vitale)

1. vital

Declension

Related terms

• vitalitate

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vitalis.

Adjective

vital (plural vitales)

1. vital

Derived terms

Related terms

• vitalidad
• vida

See also

• vivo