MOONY

dreamy, moony, woolgathering

(adjective) dreamy in mood or nature; “a woolgathering moment”

moonlit, moony

(adjective) lighted by moonlight; “the moonlit landscape”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

moony (comparative moonier, superlative mooniest)

Resembling the moon.

Moonlit.

• G. K. Chesterton

Absent-minded.

Silly.

Sickly or tipsy.

Noun

moony (plural moonies)

The act of mooning, flashing the buttocks.

(dated) A silly person.

Anagrams

• -onomy

Source: Wiktionary


Moon"y, a.

1. Of or pertaining to the moon. Soft and pale as the moony beam. J. R. Drake.

2. Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent. But soon the miscreant moony host Before the victor cross shall fly. Fenton.

3. Silly; weakly sentimental. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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