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moonglow

moonglow

1 4.8
A soft pale light like the moon
  • noun
  • /ˈmuːnɡloʊ/
translation icon : luz de luna
  • As night fell, the moonglow reflected off the lake, creating a magical scene.

Examples

  • A skylight casts moonglow over the proceedings.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • A shaft of moonglow fell across Gaea in her bed, her hands stretched before her face with the peaceful abandon of a sleeping child.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Ruddy moonglow flooded the fields as if to bathe them in blood.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • She had been standing in a moonbeam, naked, her pale white skin lambent with moonglow, her copper hair curling over her breasts, past her waist, in thick winding rivers.

    Blog text (4)
  • ♪ Night time slows Raindrops splash rainbows ♪ Perhaps someone you know ♪ Could sparkle and shine ♪ As daydreams slide To color from shadow ♪ Picture the moonglow Louder!

  • The garden was illuminated by the soft moonglow, creating a serene atmosphere.

  • She admired the moonglow filtering through the trees, casting delicate shadows on the ground.

Synonyms

moonlight
vsmoonglow
121 1.0

The light that comes from the Moon at night

is gentler and can mean similar soft light not only from the Moon
half-light
vsmoonglow
4 6.7

A soft dim glow when things are only partly seen, like at dawn or dusk

is more specifically moonlike and gentler than this partial dim lighting
moonshine
vsmoonglow
3 2.3

Soft light from the moon seen at night

is softer and also applies to things that look like moon light

Antonyms

534 1.0

A time or place with almost no light

41 1.0

How much light something gives or how close it looks to white

How Bright

moonlight
121 1.0
moonglow
1 4.8
dim glow
1 2.6

Surface Forms

moonglow singular
moonglows plural

Morphology

moonglow = moon + glow (transparent) = moon + glow

Clear compound of 'moon' + 'glow' where the meaning is directly the soft light associated with the moon.

Etymology

Moonglow comes from the two simple words moon and glow, where glow means 'soft light'. So moonglow is the gentle light of the moon or any light that looks like it.