moonless

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmuːn.ləs/ UK /ˈmuːn.ləs/ See IPA manual

Freq #50037

Meanings

1

adj
having no visible moon or moonlight

They crossed the desert under a moonless sky.
2

adj
having no natural satellite

Astronomers identified a moonless planet orbiting the distant star.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having no visible moon or... unlitdark

2 adj · having no natural satellite satelliteless

Opposites

moonlit

Word family

Derived forms moonlesslymoonlessness

Related forms moon moonlight lunar

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Phrases (1)

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moonless night
A night during which the moon is not visible.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Formed from moon + -less. The ordinary sense refers to a night with no visible moon or moonlight; astronomy also uses the word literally for a planet that has no natural satellite.

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