Asterisk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a star-shaped character * used in printing

mark with an asterisk

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɪɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈastəɹˌɪsk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈastəɹˌɪsk/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɪɪst/.

Examples

Linguists star unacceptable sentences

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

star

Parts of Speech

noun	a star-shaped character * used in printing
verb	mark with an asterisk “Linguists star unacceptable sentences”

Word Forms

asterisk	verb	mark with an asterisk
star	verb	mark with an asterisk
star	noun	a star-shaped character * used in printing
asterisk	noun	a star-shaped character * used in printing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sternchen

ein sternförmiges Zeichen *, das im Druck verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

astérisque

un caractère en forme d'étoile * utilisé dans l'imprimerie

🇪🇸Spanish

asterisco

un carácter en forma de estrella * usado en impresión

🇮🇹Italian

asterisco

un carattere a forma di stella * utilizzato nella stampa

🇵🇹Portuguese

asterisco

um caractere em forma de estrela * usado na impressão

🇷🇺Russian

звездочка

звездообразный символ *, используемый в печати

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तारांकन

एक तारे के आकार का अक्षर * मुद्रण में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

তারকাচিহ্ন

একটি তারকা আকৃতির অক্ষর * মুদ্রণে ব্যবহৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

நட்சத்திரம்

ஒரு நட்சத்திர வடிவ எழுத்து * அச்சிடுவதில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నక్షత్రం గుర్తు

a star-shaped character * ముద్రణలో వాడబడినది

🇮🇳Marathi

तारका

एक तारा-आकाराचे अक्षर * छपाईमध्ये वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફૂદડી

તારા આકારનું પાત્ર * પ્રિન્ટીંગમાં વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ

ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಾಕಾರದ ಅಕ್ಷರ * ಮುದ್ರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നക്ഷത്രചിഹ്നം

ഒരു നക്ഷത്രാകൃതിയിലുള്ള പ്രതീകം * അച്ചടിയിൽ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤਾਰੇ ਦੇ ਆਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਅੱਖਰ * ਪ੍ਰਿੰਟਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ستارہ

ایک ستارے کی شکل کا کردار * پرنٹنگ میں استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

星号

印刷时使用的星形字符 *

🇯🇵Japanese

アスタリスク

星型の文字 ※印刷に使用されます

🇰🇷Korean

별표

별 모양의 문자 * 인쇄에 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dấu hoa thị

một ký tự hình ngôi sao * được sử dụng trong in ấn

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องหมายดอกจัน

ตัวอักษรรูปดาว*ใช้ในการพิมพ์

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النجمة

حرف على شكل نجمة * يستخدم في الطباعة

🇮🇷Persian

ستاره

یک کاراکتر ستاره شکل * که در چاپ استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yıldız işareti

baskıda kullanılan yıldız şeklinde bir karakter *

🇮🇱Hebrew

כּוֹכָבִית

תו בצורת כוכב * המשמש בדפוס

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'asterisk'?

The primary meaning of 'asterisk' is 'a star-shaped character * used in printing'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'asterisk' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'asterisk' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'asterisk' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'asterisk' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'asterisk' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'asterisk' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'asterisk' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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