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- [moon-lahyt]
- /ˈmunˌlaɪt/
- /ˈmuːn.laɪt/
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- [moon-lahyt]
- /ˈmunˌlaɪt/
Definitions of moonlight word
- noun moonlight the light of the moon. 1
- adjective moonlight pertaining to moonlight. 1
- adjective moonlight illuminated by moonlight. 1
- adjective moonlight occurring by moonlight, or at night. 1
- verb without object moonlight to work at an additional job after one's regular, full-time employment, as at night. 1
- noun moonlight light of the moon 1
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Origin of moonlight
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; 1950-55 for def 5; Middle English monelight
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Parts of speech for Moonlight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
moonlight popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
moonlight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for moonlight
noun moonlight
- effulgence — a brilliant radiance; a shining forth.
- radiance — radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun.
- luminescence — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- moonbeam — a ray of moonlight.
- moonshine — Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S.
verb moonlight
- burn the midnight oil — to work or study late into the night
Antonyms for moonlight
noun moonlight
- sunbeam — a beam or ray of sunlight.
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