The flatboat carrying the two silent men went on gliding atop the dark waters as the moonlit night slowly wore on.
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Moonlit
//ˈmuːnˌlɪt//
Synonyms for "moonlit" (37 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (11)
Related words (18)
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Translations
28 translations across 15 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُقْمِر adj (lit by moonlight)
Czech
3 entries- měsíčný adj (lit by moonlight)
- osvětlený měsícem adj (lit by moonlight)
- zalitý měsíčním světlem adj (lit by moonlight)
Dutch
2 entries- maanverlicht adj (lit by moonlight)
- verlicht door de maan adj (lit by moonlight)
Esperanto
1 entries- lunlumita adj (lit by moonlight)
Finnish
2 entries- kuun valaisema adj (lit by moonlight)
- kuutamoinen adj (lit by moonlight)
Georgian
1 entries- მთვარიანი adj (lit by moonlight)
German
3 entries- im Mondlicht adj (lit by moonlight)
- mondhell adj (lit by moonlight)
- vom Mond beschienen adj (lit by moonlight)
Greek
2 entries- σεληνοφώτιστος adj (lit by moonlight)
- φεγγαρόλουστος adj (lit by moonlight)
Italian
2 entries- luneggiato adj (lit by moonlight)
- schiarito adj (lit by moonlight)
Japanese
3 entries- 月の光に照らされた adj (lit by moonlight)
- 月光に照らされた adj (lit by moonlight)
- 月明かりに照らされた adj (lit by moonlight)
Polish
1 entries- oświetlony światłem Księżyca adj (lit by moonlight)
Portuguese
2 entries- enluarado adj (lit by moonlight)
- luarento adj (lit by moonlight)
Swedish
2 entries- månbelyst adj (lit by moonlight)
- månljus adj (lit by moonlight)
Turkish
1 entries- aylı adj (lit by moonlight)
Ukrainian
2 entries- мі́сячний adj (lit by moonlight)
- осві́тлений мі́сяцем adj (lit by moonlight)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Howison in his "Sketches of Upper Canada" relates that on one moonlit Christmas Eve he saw an Indian creeping cautiously through the woods.
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Mary stepped out into the moonlit meadow.
Source: tatoeba (6196964)
It was a moonlit night, and one of the sailors stood upon the round top; as I think they call it; he looked around to see if he could see any land.
Source: tatoeba (7318797)
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