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moon-less

moon-less is the alternative form of moonless.

Meaning of moonless

Adjective

moonless (not comparable)

  1. During which no phase of the Moon is visible to provide light, whether because of cloud cover or because of a new moon.
    • And they played softly in the Aeolian mode a music that was like the wailing of wind through bare branches on a moonless night, and the Red Foliot leaned forth from his high seat and recited this lamentation: […]1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 31
    Antonyms:
    moonlit, moonful
  2. (informal) Having no natural satellite.

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Questions about moon-less

What is moon-less the alternative form of?
Moon-less is the alternative form of moonless.

Words near moon-less in the dictionary

  1. moon-flood
  2. moon-god
  3. moon-gods
  4. moon-knife
  5. moon-knives
  6. moon-less
  7. moon-light
  8. moon-lighted
  9. moon-lighting
  10. moon-lights
  11. moon-lilies

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