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half-moon

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A semicircular or crescent-shaped Filipino butter cookie.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of black and white (“type of cookie”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: black and white

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lunula, lunule

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: area, region

6

noun

Meaning 6

the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: phase of the moon

Narrower terms: first quarter, last quarter

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English half- Proto-Indo-European *meh1-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh1n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon English half-moon From half- + moon.

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَرْبِيع (tarbīʕ) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Belarusian: паўме́сяц (pawmjésjac) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Bulgarian: полуме́сец (polumésec) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Burmese: လခြမ်း (la.hkram:) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 半月 (bànyuè) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Czech: půlměsíc — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Danish: halvmåne — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Dutch: halvemaan — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Esperanto: krescento — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Esperanto: duonluno — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Estonian: poolkuu — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Faroese: hálvmáni — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Finnish: puolikuu — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • French: demi-lune — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • German: Halbmond — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Hungarian: félhold — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Irish: leath gealaí — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Irish: leathghealach — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Italian: mezzaluna — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Japanese: 半月 (hangetsu) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Kankanaey: gawan di beksa — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Karok: kusráh'aachip — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Korean: 반달 (bandal) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Latin: luna dimidiata — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Lower Tanana: sro ch'enghon' — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Macedonian: полумесец (polumesec) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: halvmåne — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: halvmåne — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Persian: چارک (čârak) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Persian: نیمماه (nimmâh) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Persian: نیمپری (nimporri) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Persian: نیمبرید (nimborid) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Plautdietsch: Haulfmon — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Polish: półksiężyc — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Portuguese: meia-lua — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Romanian: semilună — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Russian: полуме́сяц (polumésjac) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏лумесе̄ц — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏лумјесе̄ц — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍlumesēc — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍlumjesēc — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Slovak: polmesiac — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Slovene: polmesec — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Southern Altai: јарым ай (ǰarïm ay) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Spanish: medialuna — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Swahili: nusu mwezi — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Swedish: halvmåne — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Tagalog: kalahatian-ng-buwan — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Tagalog: medya luna — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Telugu: చంద్రవంక (candravaṅka) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Turkish: yarım ay — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Turkish: hilâl — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Ukrainian: півмі́сяць (pivmísjacʹ) — the moon in its first or last quarter
  • Belarusian: паўме́сяц (pawmjésjac) — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Bulgarian: полуме́сец (polumésec) — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Burmese: လခြမ်း (la.hkram:) — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Catalan: mitjalluna — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 半月 (bànyuè) — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Czech: půlměsíc — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Danish: halvmåne — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Finnish: puolikuu — anything shaped like a crescent
  • French: demi-lune — anything shaped like a crescent
  • German: Halbmond — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Irish: leathchiorcal — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Irish: leathghealach — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Italian: mezzaluna — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Japanese: 半月 (hangetsu) — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Korean: 반달 (bandal) — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Macedonian: полумесец (polumesec) — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Polish: półksiężyc — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Portuguese: meia-lua — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Russian: полуме́сяц (polumésjac) — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏лумесе̄ц — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏лумјесе̄ц — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍlumesēc — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍlumjesēc — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Slovak: polmesiac — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Slovene: polmesec — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Southern Altai: јарым ай (ǰarïm ay) — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Spanish: medialuna — anything shaped like a crescent
  • Ukrainian: півмі́сяць (pivmísjacʹ) — anything shaped like a crescent