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- [moon]
- /mun/
- /ˈmuː.nɪŋ/
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- [moon]
- /mun/
Definitions of mooning word
- noun mooning the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 1
- noun mooning this body during a particular lunar month, or during a certain period of time, or at a certain point of time, regarded as a distinct object or entity. Compare full moon, half-moon, new moon, waning moon, waxing moon. 1
- noun mooning a lunar month, or, in general, a month. 1
- noun mooning any planetary satellite: the moons of Jupiter. 1
- noun mooning something shaped like an orb or a crescent. 1
- abbreviation MOONING moonlight. 1
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Origin of mooning
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mone, Old English mōna; cognate with Old High German māno, Old Norse māni, Gothic mena; akin to German Mond moon, Latin mēnsis month, Greek mḗnē moon, Sanskrit māsa moon, month
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Parts of speech for Mooning
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mooning popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
mooning usage trend in Literature
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adjective mooning
- nirvanic — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- inconversant — Not conversant or acquainted (with something); unfamiliar.
- woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
- mindless — without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
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