moony C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmuni/ UK /ˈmuːni/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj dreamy, listless, or romantically distracted The teenager wore a moony expression whenever her crush walked by. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · dreamy, listless, or... dreamylistlessabsent-mindeddistractedwistful ↔ Opposites alertfocusedattentive Word family Derived forms moonilymooniness Related forms moonmoonstruck Etymology AI details From moon + -y, alluding to the supposed influence of the moon on the mind (compare moonstruck, lunatic); moon from Old English mōna. mōna Old English -ig Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # moony **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmuni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmuːni/ ## Meanings 1. dreamy, listless, or romantically distracted ## Examples - The teenager wore a moony expression whenever her crush walked by. ## Synonyms - dreamy - listless - absent-minded - distracted - wistful ## Antonyms - alert - focused - attentive ## Derived Forms - moonily - mooniness ## Related Forms - moon - moonstruck ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mōna - Root: -ig ## Etymology From moon + -y, alluding to the supposed influence of the moon on the mind (compare moonstruck, lunatic); moon from Old English mōna. ## AI Etymology Moony comes from moon + -y, alluding to the supposed influence of the moon on the mind (compare moonstruck, lunatic); moon from Old English mōna. The etymological trail includes Old English mōna, Old English -ig. The same word family includes moonily, mooniness, moon, moonstruck. Its current adjective use means "dreamy, listless, or romantically distracted". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown