moonless

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having no visible moon or moonlight

   They crossed the desert under a moonless sky.

2. 2
   adj

   having no natural satellite

   Astronomers identified a moonless planet orbiting the distant star.

Common collocations

• moonless night Adjective + noun

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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