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moonlight Definition

moon·light (mo̵̅o̅nlīt′)

noun

the light of the moon

adjective

  1. of moonlight
  2. lighted by the moon
  3. done or occurring by moonlight, or at night

intransitive verb

☆ to engage in moonlighting

moonlight Related Forms

moon·light′er noun

moonlight Synonyms

moonlight

n.

moonlight Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • illuminate: In the field, illuminated by the moonlight are rows upon rows of skulls, planted like cabbages.
  • affect: But it should be sufficient to determine, for example, whether a particular night's observing will be affected by moonlight.

Converse of object

  • cruise: And the main cruises moonlight cruises luggage in hope.
  • reflect: These have light detecting instruments which are used to assess cloud cover at night, by picking up moonlight reflected from clouds.
  • watch: At last she leaned over the balustrade, and her eyes filled with tears as she watched the moonlight turning the flowers to silver.
  • see: Linger to see the moonlight scattered through the temple ruins, or rise early for the gently awakening dawn over the acropolis.
  • shine: And I took him to a place where the moonlight shone on Friday night, when there was a full moon.

Adjective modifier

  • pale: Inside lay the dead body, ghostly white in the pale moonlight.
  • bright: By the bright moonlight, she perceived me lying on the ground.
  • brilliant: In brilliant moonlight, Jesmond was attacked, a few IBs dropped in Reid Park Road and St George's Terrace.
  • dangerous: The RKO studios had nearly finished the shooting of Dangerous Moonlight when they approached Rachmaninov himself for permission to use his Piano Concerto No.2.
  • strong: They are backlit by very strong moonlight coming through the trees.
  • full: Strong, full moonlight is on the borderline of being enough light to cease floral induction entirely.

Modifies a noun

  • flit: People regularly moved house in search of work, and would sometimes do a " moonlight flit " when rent arrears were due.
  • sonata: Moonlight Sonata: Beethoven Just a great piece of music to lose yourself in.
  • night: Two men were once walking home toward Langton village on a clear moonlight night.
  • scene: Another very fine moonlight scene; perhaps the best-known print of the set.
  • tour: W hat was great about my moonlight tour is the number of doors.
  • gourami: Various mollies including young 3x medium angel fish 2x moonlight gourami 1x large plec and lots more.

Modifying Another Word

also: I also moonlight on various small projects which I find interesting.

Browse dictionary entries near moonlight

  1. moonlet
  2. moonless
  3. moonish
  4. Moonie
  5. moonflower
  6. moonfish
  7. mooned
  8. mooncalf
  9. moonbeam
  10. moon-shaped
  1. moonlighting
  2. moonlit
  3. moonport
  4. moonquake
  5. moonrise
  6. moonscape
  7. moonseed
  8. moonset
  9. moonshine
  10. moonshiner