starlet

1. 1.

   a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star

   Broaderactress
2. 2.

   a small star

   Broaderstar

Other forms of starlet

plural

starlets·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about starlet

What does starlet mean?

starlet means "a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in starlet?

starlet has 2 syllables: star-let. The stress falls on "star". In IPA it is /ˈstɑɹlət/.

Is starlet a common word?

starlet is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.