stargaze

/ˈstɑɹɡeɪz/

Etymology

From star + gaze.

stargaze means to look at the stars at night. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

Why this word is great

STARGAZE — [Verb] To look at or observe the stars, often with a sense of wonder or contemplation. From star (celestial body) + gaze (to look steadily). Unlike "daydream," which drifts through interior whimsy, or "observe," which catalogs with clinical intent, to stargaze is a humble, open-eyed communion. It is the crick in your neck from lying on a cold hood, the shared silence on a hillside where constellations are whispered, and the dizzying plunge into a depth of scattered diamonds—a quiet negotiation between our brief attention and a story too vast to read.

verb

To look at the stars at night.“It was a very clear night so I paused to stargaze until I got cold and went in.”
To gaze engrossed with emotion or contemplatively.“Before books came into my life, I was given to stargazing and daydreaming. When books were given me, I fell upon them as a glutton pounces on his meat after a period of enforced starvation.”