starlight

noun
UK /ˈstɑː.laɪt/
US /ˈstɑːr.laɪt/

The soft light that comes from stars in the night sky.

We sat on the grass and watched the lake shine in the starlight.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The faint light from a single star or a group of stars reaching the eye.

The starlight from distant suns took years to reach us.

3. A romantic or dreamy quality connected with stars and night.

Their evening walk had a starlight magic about it.

4. Light used for guidance or navigation at night, as from stars.

Sailors once steered by starlight alone.