Crescent

//ˈkɹɛ.zn̩t//

Synonyms for "crescent" (287 found)

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Strong matches (86)

Adjective(1 words)
crescent-shaped

Related words (143)

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Adjective(2 words)
lunatesemilunar

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Translations

136 translations across 60 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • μηνίσκος noun (figure of the moon)

Arabic

2 entries
  • هلال noun (figure of the moon)
  • هِلَال noun (figure of the moon)

Armenian

1 entries
  • մահիկ noun (figure of the moon)

Avestan

1 entries
  • 𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬁𐬵 noun (figure of the moon)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • aypara noun (figure of the moon)
  • hilal noun (figure of the moon)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • паўме́сяц noun (figure of the moon)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • нарастващ adj (marked by an increase)
  • сърповиден adj (shaped like a crescent)
  • кроасан noun (curved pastry)
  • полуме́сец noun (figure of the moon)

Catalan

1 entries
  • mitja lluna noun (figure of the moon)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 新月 noun (figure of the moon)
  • 月牙 noun (figure of the moon)

Czech

2 entries
  • vzrůstající adj (marked by an increase)
  • půlměsíc noun (figure of the moon)

Danish

2 entries
  • halvmåne noun (figure of the moon)
  • horn noun (curved pastry)

Dutch

4 entries
  • croissant noun (curved pastry)
  • maansikkel noun (figure of the moon)
  • sikkelvormige rij huizen noun (curved pastry)
  • wassenaar noun (figure of the moon)

Estonian

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  • kuusirp noun (figure of the moon)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kasvava adj (marked by an increase)
  • sirpinmuotoinen adj (shaped like a crescent)
  • croissant noun (curved pastry)
  • kaari noun (curved street)

French

2 entries
  • croissant noun (figure of the moon)
  • croissant noun (curved pastry)

Galician

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  • crecente noun (figure of the moon)

Georgian

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  • ნახევარმთვარე noun (figure of the moon)

German

4 entries
  • (Unterfranken) Kipfel noun (curved pastry)
  • (Unterfranken) Kipfl noun (curved pastry)
  • Croissant noun (curved pastry)
  • Halbmond noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)

Greek

3 entries
  • δρεπανοειδής adj (marked by an increase)
  • μηνοειδής adj (marked by an increase)
  • ημισέληνος noun (figure of the moon)

Hebrew

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  • חֲצִי סַהַר noun (figure of the moon)
  • סַהַר noun (figure of the moon)

Hindi

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  • अर्धचंद्र noun (figure of the moon)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • croissant noun (curved pastry)
  • félhold noun (figure of the moon)
  • kifli noun (curved pastry)

Italian

4 entries
  • crescente adj (marked by an increase)
  • cornetto noun (curved pastry)
  • crescente noun (figure of the moon)
  • falce noun (figure of the moon)

Japanese

2 entries
  • クロワッサン noun (curved pastry)
  • 三日月 noun (figure of the moon)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • айшық noun (figure of the moon)
  • жарты ай noun (figure of the moon)

Korean

2 entries
  • 초승달 noun (figure of the moon)
  • 크루아상 noun (curved pastry)

Latin

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  • semiluna noun (figure of the moon)

Latvian

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  • pusmēness noun (figure of the moon)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • pusmėnulis noun (figure of the moon)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • кифла noun (curved pastry)
  • полумесечина noun (figure of the moon)

Malay

1 entries
  • bulan sabit noun (figure of the moon)

Manchu

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  • ᠪᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᡵᡤᠠᠨᠠᡥᠠ noun (figure of the moon)

Middle English

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  • cressaunt noun (figure of the moon)
  • cressaunt noun (heraldry: waxing Moon with horns directed upward)

Māori

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  • arapiko noun (curved street)
  • kape noun (a shape in a crescent)
  • niko noun (a shape in a crescent)

Navajo

1 entries
  • dah yiitʼą́ noun (figure of the moon)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • halvmåne noun (figure of the moon)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • هلال noun (figure of the moon)
  • هلال noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)

Persian

3 entries
  • اندرماه noun (figure of the moon)
  • ماهچه noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
  • هلال noun (figure of the moon)

Polish

4 entries
  • hilal noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
  • półksiężyc noun (figure of the moon)
  • półksiężyc noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
  • rogal noun (curved pastry)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • crescente adj (marked by an increase)
  • crescente noun (figure of the moon)
  • crescente noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
  • croissant noun (curved pastry)

Romanian

1 entries
  • semilună noun (figure of the moon)

Russian

4 entries
  • нараста́ющий adj (marked by an increase)
  • расту́щий adj (marked by an increase)
  • серпови́дный adj (shaped like a crescent)
  • полуме́сяц noun (figure of the moon)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • अर्धचन्द्राकार noun (figure of the moon)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kíflica noun (curved pastry)
  • pȍlumesēc noun (figure of the moon)
  • pȍlumjesēc noun (figure of the moon)
  • ròščić noun (curved pastry)

Slovak

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  • polmesiac noun (figure of the moon)

Slovene

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  • polmesec noun (figure of the moon)

Spanish

4 entries
  • lunado adj (shaped like a crescent)
  • medialuna adj (shaped like a crescent)
  • creciente noun (figure of the moon)
  • creciente noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)

Swahili

1 entries
  • hilali noun (figure of the moon)

Swedish

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  • månskära noun (figure of the moon)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • gasuklay adj (marked by an increase)
  • gasuklay noun (figure of the moon)

Tajik

1 entries
  • ҳилол noun (figure of the moon)

Tamil

2 entries
  • பிறை noun (figure of the moon)
  • பிறை noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)

Telugu

1 entries
  • చంద్రవంక noun (figure of the moon)

Tongan

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  • kalipa noun (a shape in a crescent)

Turkish

1 entries
  • hilal noun (figure of the moon)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • півмі́сяць noun (figure of the moon)

Urdu

1 entries
  • ہلال noun (figure of the moon)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • hilol noun (figure of the moon)
  • yarim oy noun (figure of the moon)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • lưỡi liềm adj (shaped like a crescent)
  • trăng lưỡi liềm noun (figure of the moon)

Welsh

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  • cilgantog adj (shaped like a crescent)
  • chwarter y lleuad noun (figure of the moon)
  • cilgant noun (a shape in a crescent)
  • cilgant noun (figure of the moon)

Sample sentences

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The crescent moon and star is a symbol of Islam.

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May 8 is World Red Cross Red Crescent Day.

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The Fertile Crescent is considered to be the cradle of civilization.

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The crescent moon still shone as the sun was rising over the skyline in the east.

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