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translunar

translunar

9.9
Not of this world and seeming like a dream
  • adjective
  • /trænˈsluːnər/
  • Literature
translation icon : translunar
  • The music had a translunar quality that made the audience feel as if they were dreaming.

Examples

  • His thoughts often wandered into translunar realms far from everyday reality.

  • The poet described her as a translunar spirit untouched by earthly concerns.

  • What a translunar sight!

  • The translunar beauty of the night sky captivated everyone.

  • The artist painted a scene with a translunar ambiance, evoking feelings of serenity and wonder.

  • Many describe the stars as having a translunar allure, drawing the mind to distant worlds and dreams.

  • In her novel, the landscape was transformed into a translunar paradise, beyond the reach of ordinary life.

Synonyms

otherworldly
vstranslunar
  • Literature
36 7.8

Seeming to come from another world and very strange

is about existing beyond the earthly or material world rather than simply seeming strange
astral
vstranslunar
28 8.9

Relating to the stars or to a world beyond the body that is not physical

is about existing beyond the earthly or material world rather than specifically involving stars
ethereal
vstranslunar
  • Literature
22 8.8

Very light and delicate in a way that seems heavenly

is about existing beyond the earthly or material world rather than just delicate beauty
transcendental
vstranslunar
  • Formal
7 9.6

Beyond the natural world and ordinary experience

is about being beyond the earthly or material reality rather than an abstract philosophical sense
etheric
vstranslunar
  • Jargon
1 9.8

Light and delicate with a feeling of something not physical

is about existing beyond the earthly or material world rather than describing airy qualities
outworld
vstranslunar
  • Literature
1 9.6

From a world outside the one you know

is about existing beyond the earthly or material world rather than being genre specific
translunary
vstranslunar
  • Archaic
9.9

Like something from a world beyond the moon and ordinary life

is about existing beyond the earthly or material world rather than beyond the moon
superlunary
vstranslunar
  • Literature
9.9

Beyond the moon and ordinary life, like something from another world

is focused on being beyond the earthly or material world rather than just the moon
superlunar
vstranslunar
9.9

Things that exist beyond the moon and seem strange

is about existing beyond the earthly and material realm rather than beyond the moon
transmundane
vstranslunar
  • Literature
9.9

Beyond the physical world and normal human experience

is about being beyond earthly or material reality rather than only stressing supernatural experience
ultraterrene
vstranslunar
  • Literature
9.9

A thing that seems from another world and gives a calm, spiritual feeling

is about existing beyond the earthly or material world rather than focusing on tone
extranatural
vstranslunar
9.9

Not natural and cannot be explained by science

is about existing beyond the earthly or material world rather than being simply unexplainable
transworld
vstranslunar
  • Formal
9.9

About things that exist in more than one world or universe

is about existing beyond the earthly or material world rather than spanning multiple worlds

Antonyms

80 4.3

Ordinary daily things or events that are not special and often feel boring

75 4.5

Relating to the physical world and everyday life, not the spiritual

How Otherworldly

ethereal
  • Literature
22 8.8
otherworldly
  • Literature
36 7.8
translunar
  • Literature
9.9
unworldly
2 8.2
earthly
75 4.5

Surface Forms

translunar positive

Morphology

translunar = lunar (semi-transparent) = trans + lunar

Formed by 'trans-' + 'lunar', but the literary sense 'unworldly' is a metaphorical extension rather than a direct 'beyond the moon' meaning.

Etymology

The word translunar comes from the prefix trans- meaning 'across' or 'beyond', the same trans- as in transport, and lunar meaning 'moon', so it literally says 'beyond the moon'. A helpful way to remember its literary sense is to think of something 'beyond the moon', strange, dreamlike, and 'not of this earth'.