moon-face

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

Also spelled moonface

US /ˈmuːnˌfeɪs/ UK /ˈmuːnˌfeɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #215435

Meanings

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noun
a conspicuously round, full face resembling the disk of the moon

The caricature gave him a broad moon-face beneath tiny spectacles.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a conspicuously round, full... round face

Etymology

From moon + face.

Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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