starlet

A noun referring to a young actress who is promoted as a potential future star, or a small star.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une jeune actrice mise en avant comme une future vedette potentielle, ou une petite étoile.

1. Young actress B2 informal

   A young actress, especially in film, who is promoted as a potential future star.

   • The starlet was discovered at a local theater.
   • Many starlets dream of winning an Oscar one day.
   • The magazine featured a rising starlet on its cover.

   🇫🇷jeune actrice prometteuse

2. Small star C1 formal

   A small star, often used in a poetic or descriptive context.

   • The night sky was dotted with countless starlets.
   • A single starlet twinkled in the early evening sky.
   • The telescope revealed a distant starlet in the galaxy.

   🇫🇷Petite étoile

• starlets plural form
• starlets' possessive plural form
• starlet's possessive singular form