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Starring vs Starry - What's the difference?

starring | starry |

As adjectives the difference between starring and starry

is that starring is of, relating to, or in the manner of a star while starry is having stars visible.

As a verb starring

is .

As a noun starring

is the action of the verb to star .

starring

English

Adjective

(-)
  • of, relating to, or in the manner of a star
    • Charlton Heston had a starring role in Ben-Hur.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (with a film as its subject ) That which has the specified actor or actors, especially those in lead roles, in its cast.
    • Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston

    Synonyms

    * (having actors in its cast''): featuring (''often used for actors other than those in the lead roles )

    Noun

    (-)
  • The action of the verb to star .

    • starry

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having stars visible.
    • Starry starry night, Portraits hung in empty halls, Frameless heads on nameless walls, With eyes that watch the world and can't forget - a song about called "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)"
  • Shaped like a star.