moonlight
English
/ˈmunˌlaɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (sometimes) The light reflected from the Moon.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English monelight inherited from Old English mōnan lēoht (light of the moon, moonlight, moon's light) affix from English moon + English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload).
Origin
English
light
Gloss
not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload
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The physical world
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Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backlight English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- booklight English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- exomoon English
- extragalactic background light English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- half-moon English
- headlight English
- honeymoon English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- mislight English
- month English
- moon English
- moon bear English
- moon bounce English
- moon cricket English
- moon rune English
- moon-blind English
- moon-eyed English
- moon-face English
- moonball English
- moonbase English
- moonbat English
- moonbath English
- moonbathe English
- moonbeam English
- moonbear English
- moonblind English
- moonblink English
- moonblood English
- moonbounce English
- moonbow English
- moonburn English
- mooncake English
- mooncalf English
- moonchild English
- mooncusser English
- moondial English
- moondust English
- mooned English
- mooner English
- moonery English
- moonet English
- mooneye English
- moonfish English
- moonflower English
- moonful English
- moongate English
- moongazing English
- moonglade English
- moonglow English
- moonhood English
- moonish English
- moonless English
- moonlet English
- moonlight tower English
- moonlighter English
- moonlike English
- moonling English
- moonlit English
- moonly English
- moonmoon English
- moonnaut English
- moonphase English
- moonpool English
- moonport English
- moonquake English
- moonraker English
- moonrat English
- moonrise English
- moonrock English
- moonroof English
- moonrunes English
- moonsail English
- moonsault English
- moonscape English
- moonscreen English
- moonseed English
- moonset English
- moonshine English
- moonsickle English
- moonspeak English
- moonstomp English
- moonstone English
- moonstricken English
- moonstruck English
- moontime English
- moonwake English
- moonward English
- moonwashed English
- moonwise English
- moonwort English
- moony English
- multilight English
- new moon English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- quarterlight English
- relight English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sub-moon English
- submoon English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- supermoon English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tower English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- uplight English
- waning moon English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxing moon English
- waxlight English
- windowlight English
- Licht German
- Mond German
- Mondlicht German
- licht Dutch, Flemish
- maan Dutch, Flemish
- maanlicht Dutch, Flemish
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- moona Swedish
- ムーン Japanese
- mōnan lēoht Old English
- light Middle English
- mone Middle English
- monelight Middle English
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- mun Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- mun Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- mun Torres Strait Creole
- laatɩ Farefare
- moon
- light
- tower
- moony
- month
- alight
- mooner
- mooned
- moonly
- moonet
- moonery
- moonbat
- moonish
- uplight
- belight
- lightie
- submoon
- moonlet
- moonful
- relight
- exomoon
- moonlit
- lighter
- moonrat
- moonset
- unlight
- mooneye
- inlight
- enlight
- moonbow
- lighten
- lightly
- nonlight
- sunlight
- new moon
- moonrock
- lighting
- moonseed
- gaslight
- moonlike
- lightbox
- prelight
- moonbeam
- lightman
- mislight
- toplight
- moontime
- arclight
- warlight
- moonrise
- daylight
- penlight
- moondust
- moonbear
- sub-moon
- mooncalf
- light up
- lowlight
- lightish
- moonfish
- moonpool
- owllight
- mooncake
- twilight
- moongate
- moonmoon
- moonroof
- moonbase
- tealight
- moonwake
- lightray
- waxlight
- moonling
- moonsail
- moonburn
- lightmap
- moonbath
- lightest
- moonport
- moonless
- moonhood
- lighteth
- moonwort
- moonnaut
- icelight
- moondial
- moonball
- skylight
- lightbar
- moonward
- moonwise
- bedlight
- moonglow
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- moonblind
- moonrunes
- honeymoon
- lightness
- safelight
- headlight
- lightable
- overlight
- moonsault
- moonscape
- moonspeak
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightpost
- lightlike
- lightfast
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- backlight
- lightroom
- moonchild
- lightwood
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightface
- lightwell
- lightless
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- spotlight
- supermoon
- lamplight
- stoplight
- moonshine
- moon-face
- moonstone
- moonglade
- moonbathe
- glowlight
- lightmans
- lighthead
- lightship
- antilight
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- lightwork
- moonquake
- rushlight
- half-moon
- moonblink
- moonblood
- moon bear
- enlighten
- moon-eyed
- lovelight
- jacklight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- moonphase
- betalight
- starlight
- moon rune
- moonstomp
- tubelight
- light out
- moonraker
- taillight
- light due
- lightskin
- looplight
- sea-light
- floodlight
- flamelight
- lightshift
- catchlight
- light line
- moonscreen
- lightplane
- ultralight
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- mooncusser
- moonstruck
- crosslight
- flashlight
- houselight
- hyperlight
- lightproof
- lightcurve
- lightshade
- lightstick
- lightskirt
- moonsickle
- striplight
- moonflower
- moonbounce
- lightscape
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- multilight
- lighthouse
- moon-blind
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- lightfaced
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- moonwashed
- moongazing
- lightboard
- microlight
- earthlight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- straylight
- guidelight
- torchlight
- watchlight
- moon bounce
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- streetlight
- windowlight
- waning moon
- lightweight
- light-tight
- light organ
- candlelight
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- moonlighter
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- waxing moon
- pocketlight
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- light-minded
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- thunderlight
- light-winged
- moonstricken
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- moon cricket
- light-bearing
- feather-light
- light equation
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- moonlight tower
- light waterline
- extragalactic background light