Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or suggestive of the moon or moonlight.
- adjective Moonlit.
- adjective Dreamy in mood or nature; absent-minded.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like a moon.
- Bearing or furnished with a crescent as an emblem, badge, or standard; having the crescent as a standard.
- Giving light like that of the moon; resembling moonlight.
- Lighted by the moon.
- Bewildered or silly, as if moonstruck; hazy.
- Sickly; of weak bodily constitution.
- Intoxicated; tipsy.
- noun A simpleton; a noodle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A follower of the Rev. Sun Myun Moon; a member of the Unification Church; -- often considered disparaging.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the moon.
- adjective Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.
- adjective colloq. Silly; weakly sentimental.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Resembling the
moon . - adjective
Moonlit . - adjective
Absent-minded . - noun The act of
mooning .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lighted by moonlight
- adjective dreamy in mood or nature
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Examples
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He said that he might as well have been called "moony" -- and he didn't go mooning about at all!
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's Laura Lee Hope
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While we examined the formation, Furayj and old Sulaym, who became more and more "moony," ransacked the block in all directions, and notably failed to find a trace of mining.
The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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Then, in the evening, the group of them led by the pastor and a fellow named Manny, who was by day a pizza chef, gathered in a field under a cloudless, moony sky.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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I felt foolish for my moony feelings about Mr. Soper when this woman, this cook, this very possible killer was loose.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Though Andy is still "moony" over Nancy, Kirk says his character will find solace in Lindsay Sloane's new character, Maxeen, who first appeared last week as an eccentric artist who was impressed by Andy's willingness to jump into a sticky situation.
Weeds' Justin Kirk: Andy and the Botwin Boys Will Attempt To Strike Out on Their Own 2011
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Her sensibilities were shaped by the fact that she was raised largely in the Canadian woods by “two environmentally-aware biologists, back when that was a pretty moony thing to be.”
Gerry Canavan 2009
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That could explain all the moony looks Michael was giving me, too.
Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011
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Press play below for a glimpse of a moony-eyed SpongeBob in love.
EW Exclusive: A first look at the SpongeBob SquarePants wedding! | EW.com 2009
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Sure, love makes Bella a little moony and Edward a little emo – okay, a lot moony and a lot emo – but hello?
Five Reasons You Should Totally See That Vampire Movie | Her Bad Mother 2009
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I felt foolish for my moony feelings about Mr. Soper when this woman, this cook, this very possible killer was loose.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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