moonlight
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- noun
- /ˈmuːnlaɪt/
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luz de la luna
- We sat on the porch and I'd brush their hair in the moonlight, saying, "See, aren't they pretty?"
- brilliant moonlight
The steel structure of the ship blocks the moonlight. It blocks the surrounding St. lamps.
- The steel structure of the ship blocks the moonlight. It blocks the surrounding St. lamps.
- So it's, so it's like in the moonlight, under the trees, behind buildings, whatever.
- Moonlight might seem very, very bright, but actually moonlight is fairly low light intensity.
- As I chase the moonlight, love grows like a crescendo and it takes me high.
- Why is moonlight not the same?
- It was a lot of like moonlight and potions and just like, cool.
Examples
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While it was dark outside, the moonlight created brilliant specks of color on the water.
Academic text (2004) -
Here was the window on the first floor landing: moonlight streamed through it sadly and mysteriously.
Fiction book (1991) -
So it's, so it's like in the moonlight, under the trees, behind buildings, whatever.
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Out in the moonlight, baby.
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Let's take a walk and we can follow the moonlight till we reach a place we can stay.
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We walked back down the hill in the faint moonlight and went to sleep.
Academic text (2003) -
The weather had cleared and the moonlight was superb.
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But then I saw you out the window, walking around in the moonlight with that flashlight.
Fiction book (1991) -
Dirt flew in the air, sparkling in the moonlight, landing and forming a fresh pile.
Fiction book (1991) -
We walked back down the hill in the faint moonlight and went to sleep.
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- Archaic
A secret request or action done at night without official permission
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Etymology
Moonlight is made from moon and light, so imagine the Moon 'lighting' the ground at night. That's why moonlight means the 'soft light' that comes from the Moon.