stella

Thân thiện

A young artist studies a Stella painting in a museum.

Definition

Proper noun 1. A female given name: "Stella" is a feminine first name of Latin origin, meaning "star." 2. Frank Stella: A renowned American artist, known as a leading figure in Minimalism and Post-Painterly Abstraction. (Born 1936).

Usage Examples

• As a given name:
  • Stella just arrived at the party.
  • My grandmother's name was Stella.
• Referring to the artist:
  • The museum is hosting a major retrospective of Stella.
  • Stella's early black paintings redefined abstract art.

Advanced Usage

• "A Stella performance/effort": An outstanding or brilliant performance, playing on the "star" meaning of the name. This is often stylized with a lowercase 's' when not using the name directly.
  • The lead actress gave a stella performance last night.

Variants and Related Words

• Stellar (adjective): Relating to stars; or meaning exceptionally good.
  • The telescope captured stellar images.
  • She did a stellar job on the project.

Synonyms

• For the name (meaning): Star.
• For the artist: Frank Stella (full name), the painter, the minimalist.

Notes

• When capitalized, "Stella" almost exclusively refers to the proper noun (the name or the specific person).
• The adjectival form stellar is derived from the same Latin root (, meaning star) but is the common word used for figurative meanings of excellence.

Học thuật

Noun

1. United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Stella
• Frank Stella
• Frank Philip Stella