Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Starlight /(-līt`)/ · Star·light · IPA /ˈstɑː(ɹ)laɪt/ n. a. 01 n. The light given by the stars. 1. The light given by the stars. “Nor walk by moon, Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet.” — Milton. 02 a. Lighted by the stars, or by the stars only; as, a starlight night. 1. Lighted by the stars, or by the stars only; as, a starlight night. “A starlight evening and a morning fair.” — Dryden.