moonstone
/ˈmunˌstoʊn/
moonstone noun: a translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.
Noun
moonstone (countable and uncountable, plural moonstones)
- A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.
- To give light to the presence chamber were seven escarbuncles, great as pumpkins, hung in order down the length of it, and nine fair moonstones standing in order on silver pedestals between the pillars on the dais.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 3
moonstone meaning in Hindi, Kannada, Sanskrit and Arabic
moonstone in Hindi
- translucent gemstone
- मुक्ता muktā
moonstone in Kannada
- ತಣ್ಗದಿರ್ಗಲ್, ತಂಗದಿರ್ಗಲ, ತಣ್ಗದಿರರೆ, ತಣ್ಗಲ್, ತಂಗಲ್, ತಂಗಲ್ಲು
moonstone in Sanskrit
- the moonstone
- चान्द्र cāndra
moonstone in Arabic
- translucent gemstone
- حَجَرُ ٱلْقَمْر ḥajaru l-qamr
More languagesFewer languages
- moonstone in Thai
- มุกดา múk-daa
Forms of moonstone
| plural | moonstones |
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Origin of moonstone
From moon + stone.
Questions about moonstone
- What does moonstone mean?
- Moonstone means a translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.
- What is moonstone in Hindi?
- Moonstone in Hindi is मुक्ता (muktā). See Moonstone meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is moonstone?
- Moonstone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce moonstone?
- Moonstone is pronounced /ˈmunˌstoʊn/ (US).
- What is the plural of moonstone?
- The plural of moonstone is moonstones.
Words near moonstone in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: moonstone (page history and authors); moonstone (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); चान्द्र (Sanskrit) (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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