Phrase guide

full moon

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: new moon

2

noun

Meaning 2

The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plenilune

Antonyms: new moon

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of full moon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the time when the Moon is fully illuminated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the moon is at the full

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: full-of-the-moon, full phase of the moon, full

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: phase of the moon

Narrower terms: harvest moon

History

Etymology

From Middle English ful mone, from Old English full mōna, equivalent to full + moon.

Across languages

Translations

145 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: volmaan — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Arabic: بَدْر (badr) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Arabic: بدر (badr) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Arabic: بدر (badir) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܸܣܐܵܐ (kisˀā) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܲܕܪܝܼ (badrī) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܲܗܪܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ (sahrā milyā) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Armenian: լիալուսին (lialusin) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Avestan: 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬋𐬨𐬁𐬵 — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Basque: ilargibete — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Bengali: পূর্ণিমা রাত (purnima rat) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Bengali: শবে বদর (śobe bodor) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Bulgarian: пълнолу́ние (pǎlnolúnie) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Burmese: လပြည့် (la.prany.) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Burmese: ပုဏ္ဏမာ (punna.ma) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Catalan: lluna plena — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Catalan: pleniluni — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Cebuano: daktol — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Chamorro: gualåfon — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Chickasaw: hashi'at aloota — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Chickasaw: hashi'at lhibokta — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滿月 /满月 (mǎnyuè) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 望月 (wàngyuè) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Czech: úplněk — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Danish: fuldmåne — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Dutch: volle maan — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Esperanto: plenluno — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Estonian: täiskuu — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Finnish: täysikuu — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • French: pleine lune — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Galician: lúa chea — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Georgian: სავსემთვარეობა (savsemtvareoba) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Georgian: ბადრი (badri) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • German: Vollmond — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Greek: πανσέληνος (pansélinos) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Ancient Greek: πανσέληνος (pansélēnos) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Haitian Creole: plèn lin — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hebrew: ירח מלא (yaréakh malé) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hindi: बद्र (badra) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hindi: पूर्णँचन्द्र (pūrṇãcandra) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hindi: पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hindi: पूर्णमासी (pūrṇamāsī) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hungarian: holdtölte — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hungarian: telihold — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Icelandic: fullt tungl — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Ilocano: kabus — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Indonesian: bulan purnama — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Indonesian: badar — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Irish: lánré — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Irish: iomlán gealaí — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Italian: luna piena — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Italian: plenilunio — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Italian: opposizione — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Japanese: 満月 (mangetsu) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Japanese: 望月 (mochizuki) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Kankanaey: tekeng — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Korean: 보름달 (boreumdal) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Korean: 만월 (manwol) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Korean: 망월 (mang'wol) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Lakota: wímimá — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Latgalian: pylnats — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Latin: plēnilūnium — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Latvian: pilnmēness — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Latvian: pilnacis — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Lithuanian: pi̇̀lnatis — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Low German: vullmaand — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Malay: purnama — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Maltese: qamar kwinta — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Māori: rākaunui — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Māori: marama hua — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Mokilese: pwuhl mwuhn — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Nahuatl: oyuahualiuhmetztli — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Navajo: hanííbą́ą́z — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fullmåne — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fullmåne — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Old English: full mōna — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Palauan: orakiruu — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Papiamentu: luna yen — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Persian: بدر (badr) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Persian: پرماه (pormâh) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Pirahã: kahai’aíi ’ogiíso — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Plautdietsch: Vollmon — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Polish: pełnia — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Portuguese: lua cheia — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Portuguese: plenilúnio — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Quechua: killapura — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Rapa Nui: māhina 'omotohi — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Romanian: lună plină — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Russian: полнолу́ние (polnolúnije) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Russian: по́лная луна́ (pólnaja luná) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Sanskrit: पूर्णमासी (pūrṇamāsī) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Santali: ᱚᱛ ᱠᱩᱱᱟᱹᱢᱤ (ôt kunămi) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Serbo-Croatian: puni mjesec — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Sicilian: luna china — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Sicilian: plenilùniu — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Slovak: spln — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Slovene: polna luna — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Slovene: ščip — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Southern Altai: толун ай (tolun ay) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Spanish: plenilunio — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Spanish: luna llena — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Swahili: mwezi mpevu — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Swedish: fullmåne — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Tagalog: kabilugan ng buwan — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Tamil: முழுநிலவு (muḻunilavu) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Tamil: முழுமதி (muḻumati) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Tamil: பௌர்ணமி (paurṇami) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Tashelhit: tamayyurt — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Thai: จันทร์เพ็ญ (jan-pen) — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Tocharian B: pälleu — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Turkish: dolunay — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Turkish: bedir — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Urdu: بدر — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Vietnamese: trăng tròn — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Vietnamese: trăng rằm — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Volapük: fulamun — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Welsh: lleuad lawn — phase of moon when in opposition to sun
  • Arabic: بَدْر (badr) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Arabic: بدر (badr) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܸܣܐܵܐ (kisˀā) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܲܕܪܝܼ (badrī) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܲܗܪܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ (sahrā milyā) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Bengali: পূর্ণিমা চাঁদ (purnima cãd) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Bengali: বদর (bodor) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Bulgarian: пъ́лна луна́ (pǎ́lna luná) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Danish: fuldmåne — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Finnish: täysikuu — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Georgian: სავსე მთვარე (savse mtvare) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • German: Vollmond — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Greek: πανσέληνος (pansélinos) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hebrew: ירח מלא (yaréakh malé) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hindi: बद्र (badra) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hindi: पूर्णँचन्द्र (pūrṇãcandra) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hindi: पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hindi: पूर्णमासी (pūrṇamāsī) — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Hungarian: telihold — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Irish: gealach lán — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Irish: lán na ré — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Italian: opposizione — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Latin: plēnilūnium — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Latin: lūna plēna — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Māori: rākaunui — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Māori: marama hua — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Polish: księżyc w pełni — the moon when in opposition to sun
  • Spanish: luna llena — the moon when in opposition to sun