lunary
/ˈluːnəɹiː/
lunary adjective: lunar; of the moon.
Adjective
lunary (not comparable)
- lunar; of the moon
- [243] IV. THE MOON A WATER-DEITY. We design this chapter to be the completion of moon-worship, and at the same time an anticipation of those lunary superstitions which are but scattered leaves from luniolatry, the parent tree.1885, Timothy Harley, Moon Lore
- He has moreover enriched his work by adding to it an ecclesiastic compute with all its indications; an orrery after the Copernican system, representing the mean tropical revolutions of each of the planets visible to the naked eye, the phases of the moon, the eclipses of the sun and moon, calculated...1922, anonymous author, Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg
Noun
lunary
- moonwort (Botrychium lunaria)
- Accordingly she visits the witch, Dipsas, by whose magic aid the youth, found resting on a bank of lunary, is bewitched to sleep until old age.1914, Arnold Wynne, The Growth of English Drama
- honesty, any plant in the genus Lunaria
- [10] The aloe, by the Egyptians, is reputed to resist any baleful influence, and the lunary or "honesty" is by our own country people said to put every evil influence to flight.1889, T. F. Thiselton-Dyer, The Folk-lore of Plants
Words formed from lunary
Questions about lunary
- What does lunary mean?
- Lunary means lunar; of the moon.
- What part of speech is lunary?
- Lunary can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce lunary?
- Lunary is pronounced /ˈluːnəɹiː/.
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