Liliputin -5669

Even celebrities are doomed to bite the Hollywood stardust at the end ... "
John Wayne

Liliputins. What, the heck, is this?
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stardust
noun
: a feeling or impression of romance, magic, or ethereality

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ethereality

definition
noun form of ethereal
adjective
extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world:
"her ethereal beauty" · "a singer who has a weirdly ethereal voice"
Similar:
delicate
exquisite
dainty
elegant
graceful

chemistry
(of a solution) having diethyl ether as a solvent:
"sodium is dissolved in ethereal solutions of aromatic ketones"
Translate ethereality to

German
;therische Realit;t

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Examples of stardust in a Sentence

These mysterious lifeforms are thought to have originally been born from stardust sprinkling down into the oceans.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Mystery in the Pacific Ocean Dominik Koll, a postdoctoral researcher with TUD Dresden University of Technology, was searching for signs of stardust in the ferromanganese crust at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2025
There was a bit of celebrity stardust in the air, though, as Mr. Early and Mr. Ngai, the LeBron and Kobe of Excel, fielded a stream of selfie requests.
—Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Joy's mother also turns into stardust to join her daughter in the cosmos.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024

Word History
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stardust was in 1906
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bite the dust
[bite the dust]
definition
be killed:
"and the bad guys bite the dust with lead in their bellies"
Similar:
die
expire
decease
perish
depart this life

fail or come to an end:
"she hoped the new program would not bite the dust for lack of funding"
Similar:
fail
fall through
fall flat
break down
abort

Translate bite the dust to

German
ins Grass beissen