moe
/ˈməʊ.eɪ/US/ˈmoʊ.eɪ/
moe noun: strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media. Also the obsolete form of mo.
Noun (1)
moe (uncountable)
- Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.
- Someone who is pretty or beautiful isn't moe by definition. Moe characters don't always have to be younger girls, but it certainly helps! In fact, moe characters don't even have to be female! As long as they make you feel like you want to hug and protect them, that's enough!2015 December 9, Jankenpopp, “Top 15 kawaii and moe anime girls”, in My Anime List
- Despite its moe roots and preference for hijinks, Bocchi The Rock is a loving celebration of rock music and the joys of being in a band.2023 September 5, Trent Murray, “10 Best Anime Like Bocchi The Rock”, in Dual Shockers, Carole and Tuesday
Adjective
moe (comparative more moe or moe-er, superlative most moe or moe-est)
Noun (2)
moe (plural moes)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Moe
UK/məʊ/US/moʊ/
Moe
- A surname, possibly formed by abbreviation of Moses or another name beginning with "Mo-".
- A male given name; Diminutive of Moses and Maurice.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Moe
Moe
- A female given name from Japanese.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Moe
IPA/ˈməʊ.i/
Moe
Noun (3) capitalized: MoE
UK/məʊ/US/moʊ/
MoE
- Initialism of Ministry of Education.
- Initialism of mixture of experts.
- GLaM [51] is an autoregressive mixture-of-experts (MoE) model with up to 1200B parameters.2023, Gerhard Paaß, Sven Giesselbach, Foundation Models for Natural Language Processing: Pre-trained Language Models Integrating Media, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 130
- Initialism of margin of error.
Noun (4) capitalized: MOE
MOE
- Alternative letter-case form of MoE.
Also used as
moe is also the obsolete form of mo.
moe is also the obsolete form of more.
moe is also the obsolete form of mow.
moe is also the obsolete form of moa.
moe is also the obsolete form of moo.
moe meaning in Hindi
moe in Hindi
- strong interest or attraction towards fictional character
- मोए moe
Forms of moe
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | moé |
| plural | moes |
| alternative form | MOE |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more moe |
| comparative | moe-er |
| superlative | most moe |
| superlative | moe-est |
Origin of moe
From Japanese 萌え (moe, “budding, sprouting”), imperfective or continuative form of 萌える (moeru, “to burst into bud, to sprout”).
Variant forms.
Clipping.
Words formed from moe
Phrases with moe
Questions about moe
- What does moe mean?
- Moe means strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.
- What is moe in Hindi?
- Moe in Hindi is मोए (moe). See Moe meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is moe?
- Moe can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce moe?
- Moe is pronounced /ˈməʊ.eɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of moe?
- The plural of moe is moes.
Words near moe in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: moe (page history and authors); Moe (page history and authors); MoE (page history and authors); MOE (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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