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moirail

moirail noun: a soulmate or life partner, especially one who exerts a calming influence.

Noun

moirail (plural moirails)

  1. (Homestuck fandom slang) A soulmate or life partner, especially one who exerts a calming influence.
    • Look what my moirail got me for Christmas!2012 December 24, Adelaide Robinson (@dordwaltz), Twitter
    • my moirail is coming over to watch lotr tomorrow she has no idea what shes getting into omg2012 December 24, m. d. geronimo (@jakestrider), Twitter

Forms of moirail

pluralmoirails

Origin of moirail

Coined by American author and webcomic artist Andrew Hussie in his multimedia fiction work Homestuck. Reportedly constructed from the Ancient Greek μοῖρᾰ (moîră, “lot, destiny”). Presented with the coordinate term moirallegience, which seems to be a blend of moira + allegience, with the -ail suffix potentially back-derived from this form. Another potential influence is the term guardrail. In the series, moirallegience is one of four "quadrants" within the complex romance system of the alien troll species, described by Hussie as being similar to the "concept of a soul mate, but in a more platonic sense," for the purpose of pacifying a partner who is dangerous.

Questions about moirail

What does moirail mean?
Moirail means a soulmate or life partner, especially one who exerts a calming influence.
What part of speech is moirail?
Moirail is a noun.
What is the plural of moirail?
The plural of moirail is moirails.

Words near moirail in the dictionary

  1. moios
  2. Moir
  3. Moira
  4. Moirae
  5. moirai
  6. moirail
  7. moirails
  8. Moiramba
  9. Moirang
  10. Moirangcha
  11. Moirangmayum

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