starlet

noun

star·​let ˈstär-lət How to pronounce starlet (audio)
: a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles

Examples of starlet in a Sentence

She was a starlet in the 1940s.
Recent Examples on the Web Of course, Sweeney isn’t the first to try to conjure the likeness of the world’s most famous starlet — Anna Nicole Smith, Kim Kardashian, Madonna, Beyoncé and even James Franco are just a few who have purposefully imitated Monroe’s platinum coiffure and scarlet lips. Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024 Lisa Montell Lisa Montell, a Hollywood starlet of the 1950s and '60s, died on March 7 of heart problems and sepsis, per The Hollywood Reporter. Ew Staff, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023 As the starlet celebrated the milestone birthday of 30 last year, the biggest lesson she’s learned and implemented is not to overthink. Kenneth J. Williams Jr., Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 Then again, the 24-year-old starlet might simply be enjoying experimenting with her off-duty wardrobe. Alex Kessler, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2023 The Hollywood starlet later died in a car accident in 1982. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024 These starlets within the nebula release intense radiation that makes the surrounding hydrogen gas take on a pinkish hue with the filters used to create the image. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023 This time, the beloved Hollywood starlet made an ultra chic entrance at the Fendi presentation. Alex Kessler, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024 Hale was a starlet and part of Clare Luce’s circle who threw herself from the top of Hampshire House, the Central Park South apartment building, after her fiancé, FDR adviser Harry Hopkins, dumped her. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 13 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of starlet was in 1910

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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

starlet

noun
star·​let ˈstär-lət How to pronounce starlet (audio)
: a young movie actress

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