US /ˈmuːnˌlɪt/
adj Freq #26581

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    lighted by moonlight

    The moonlit landscape.

  2. 2
    adj

    Lit by moonlight.

    Near-synonym: moonful.

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Synonyms
1 adj · lighted by moonlight moony
2 adj · lit by moonlight. moonfulmoonlightmoonlightedmoonshiny

Etymology

From moon + lit. Compare Saterland Frisian mouneljoacht (“moonlit”), West Frisian moanneljocht (“moonlit”), Dutch maanverlicht (“moonlit”), Danish månelys (“moonlit”), Swedish månljus (“moonlit”).

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