Moonlit

//ˈmuːnˌlɪt// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lit by moonlight.

    "Near-synonym: moonful"

Adjective
  1. 1
    lighted by moonlight wordnet

Synonyms

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ablazeaglowalightbathed with lightbespangledbrightened

Example

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"The flatboat carrying the two silent men went on gliding atop the dark waters as the moonlit night slowly wore on."

Etymology

From moon + lit. Compare Saterland Frisian mouneljoacht (“moonlit”), West Frisian moanneljocht (“moonlit”), Dutch maanverlicht (“moonlit”), Danish månelys (“moonlit”), Swedish månljus (“moonlit”).

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