moon-faced
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6.4
- adjective
- /mun-feɪst/
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- Another thirty sequins secured the services, as aide, of a certain Tsutso, a moon-faced young man somewhat portly, with an affable big-toothed smile.
- moon-faced girl
- moon-faced woman
Examples
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She is a moon-faced woman who seems to Sarah almost aggressively gentle and unassuming.
Fiction book (1994) -
The moon-faced child beamed with joy as she received her birthday cake.
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John Claverhouse was a moon-faced man.
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Mrs. Sullivan was a moon-faced, pleasant-voiced woman of around sixty.
Fiction book (1997) -
Still, she would rather have her daughter-in-law here than this moon-faced child who looked as if she would faint with terror.
Fiction book (1994) -
A moon-faced girl with short, choppy hair and unfriendly eyes has taken his place.
Fiction book (2001) -
He was described as a moon-faced individual, known for his cheerful demeanor.
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She had a moon-faced appearance, making her look youthful and kind.
Synonyms
2
3.0
A person or animal with a round face rather than a long thin one
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4.1
Having a shape or look like the moon
Antonyms
How Round
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6.4
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Moon-faced comes from moon, the round thing in the sky, plus -faced, so it compares a face to the 'moon'. It means someone with a 'round' or 'moon-shaped' face.