star quality
noun
: the talent, looks, etc., needed to become a star
The producers are looking for someone with star quality.
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Flynn rises to the occasion and exudes star quality.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Alijah Arenas, destined for greatness in the basketball world, enrolled at Chatsworth High as a freshman, turning down overtures from top private schools seeking to generate exposure for luring the son of a former NBA player with a high ceiling and immediate star quality.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Hackman was a true genius of film who brought each and every character to life with power, authenticity and star quality.
—Megan Cartwright, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
This was an actor with a marvelous, pliable face, not necessarily movie-star handsome but made up of bits and pieces of star quality: the cleft chin, the ready smile, the slightly doughy nose that somehow made his face look comically regal.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Alijah Arenas, destined for greatness in the basketball world, enrolled at Chatsworth High as a freshman, turning down overtures from top private schools seeking to generate exposure for luring the son of a former NBA player with a high ceiling and immediate star quality.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Hackman was a true genius of film who brought each and every character to life with power, authenticity and star quality.
—Megan Cartwright, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
This was an actor with a marvelous, pliable face, not necessarily movie-star handsome but made up of bits and pieces of star quality: the cleft chin, the ready smile, the slightly doughy nose that somehow made his face look comically regal.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Star quality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/star%20quality. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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