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moonish

moonish adjective: like or resembling the moon.

Adjective

moonish (comparative more moonish, superlative most moonish)

  1. Like or resembling the moon.
  2. Influenced by the moon.
  3. Variable as the moon; fickle; flighty; capricious.

Forms of moonish

comparativemore moonish
superlativemost moonish

Origin of moonish

From Middle English monyssh; equivalent to moon + -ish. Piecewise doublet of meniscus.

Words formed from moonish

Questions about moonish

What does moonish mean?
Moonish means like or resembling the moon.
What part of speech is moonish?
Moonish is an adjective.

Words near moonish in the dictionary

  1. mooniest
  2. moonily
  3. mooniness
  4. mooning
  5. moonings
  6. moonish
  7. moonishly
  8. Moonite
  9. Moonites
  10. moonito
  11. moonitos

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