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moonlit

moonlit

9 2.1
Lit by the light of the moon
  • adjective
  • /ˈmuːnlɪt/
translation icon : iluminado por la luna
  • We headed for the sea and ran along the moonlit beach to pirate camp.
  • moonlit night

But not for the moonlit uplanders, right?

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Examples

  • We left early the next morning, a quiet, torchless caravan across the moonlit valley.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I decided that an after-dinner stroll along the moonlit deck would be nice before returning to my cabin.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Because it was a moonlit night...

    King David (1985)

  • It's a nice moonlit night.

    Isle of the Dead (1945)

  • Exactly the right sort of music for a moonlit night and a beautiful woman.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I looked back out at the moonlit sea as it rushed along below us.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Oh, I smell... a walk on a moonlit beach in Acapulco.

    Woman on Top (2000)

  • It was on a moonlit night

    Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

  • Soon I slept and dreamed of shapes racing through moonlit trees.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • We dined outside under the moonlit sky, enjoying the gentle breeze.

Synonyms

moony
vsmoonlit
  • Literature
7.7

Filled with soft light from the moon

is lit by moonlight but not necessarily completely or evenly
moon-splashed
vsmoonlit
  • Literature
7.5

A place or object that has small areas lit by moonlight

is lit by moonlight more evenly rather than in separate patches

Antonyms

dark
456 1.0

The time when there is little or no light

moonless
7 4.0

A night when you cannot see the moon

How Bright

bright
459 1.0
well-lighted
7 2.6
moonlit
9 2.1
dim
62 1.0
dark
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

moonlit positive

Morphology

moonlit = moon + lit (transparent) = moon + lit

The meaning is a direct compositional combination of 'moon' + 'lit' (illuminated by moonlight), which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Moonlit comes from two simple parts: moon and lit, where lit is the past form of light meaning 'to shine'. So moonlit describes something 'lit by the moon's light', which helps you picture a path or beach softly shining at night.