new moon
Syllables: new·moon/ˈnjuː ˌmuːn/
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British/ˈnjʉw ˌmʉwn/
new moon noun: the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.
Noun
new moon (plural new moons)
- The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.
- The moon when it is in conjunction with the sun.
- The phase of the moon when it is waxing.
- Synonyms:
- waxing moon
- The moon when it is waxing.
- Synonyms:
- waxing moon
- The day when the new moon is first seen or is expected to appear.
- Synonyms:
- neomenia
new moon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
new moon in Hindi
- phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
- अमावस amāvas, अमावस्या amāvasyā, मासप्रमित māsapramit
new moon in Tamil
- அமாவாசை, காருவா, மறை மதியம், இருள் மதி
new moon in Marathi
- new moon
- अमावस्या amāvasyā
new moon in Urdu
- ہلال, ماہ نو, نیا چاند
More languagesFewer languages
- new moon in Malayalam
- കറുത്തവാവ് kaṟuttavāvŭ, അമാവാസി amāvāsi
- new moon in Punjabi
- ਮੱਸਿਆ massiā
- new moon in Gujarati
- અમાસ amās
- new moon in Sanskrit
- अमावास्या amāvā́syā
- new moon in Assamese
- কাঁচি kãsi
- new moon in Tagalog
- patay na buwan, bagong buwan
- new moon in Arabic
- مُحَاق muḥāq, مَحَاق maḥāq, مِحَاق miḥāq
- new moon in Malay
- anak bulan
- new moon in Persian
- ماه نو mâh-e now, نوماه nowmâh
- new moon in Vietnamese
- trăng non
- new moon in Myanmar
- လကွယ် la.kwai
Synonyms of new moon
Forms of new moon
| plural | new moons |
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Origin of new moon
From Middle English newe moone, newe mone, equivalent to new + moon.
Questions about new moon
- What does new moon mean?
- New moon means the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.
- What is new moon in Hindi?
- New moon in Hindi is अमावस (amāvas), अमावस्या (amāvasyā), मासप्रमित (māsapramit). See New moon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is new moon?
- New moon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce new moon?
- New moon is pronounced /ˈnjuː ˌmuːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of new moon?
- The plural of new moon is new moons.
Words near new moon in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: new moon (page history and authors); new moon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अमावस्या (Marathi) (page history and authors); new moon (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); അമാവാസി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ਮੱਸਿਆ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); अमावास्या (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); কাঁচি (Assamese) (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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