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moonlit

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmuːnˌlɪt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Lit by moonlight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: moonful

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moonlighted, moonlight, moonshiny, moonful

Antonyms: moonless

2

adjective

Meaning 2

lighted by moonlight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the moonlit landscape

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moony

Antonyms: moonless

History

Etymology

From moon + lit. Compare Saterland Frisian mouneljoacht (“moonlit”), West Frisian moanneljocht (“moonlit”), Dutch maanverlicht (“moonlit”), Danish månelys (“moonlit”), Swedish månljus (“moonlit”).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُقْمِر (muqmir) — lit by moonlight
  • Czech: osvětlený měsícem — lit by moonlight
  • Czech: zalitý měsíčním světlem — lit by moonlight
  • Czech: měsíčný — lit by moonlight
  • Dutch: maanverlicht — lit by moonlight
  • Dutch: verlicht door de maan — lit by moonlight
  • Esperanto: lunlumita — lit by moonlight
  • Finnish: kuutamoinen — lit by moonlight
  • Finnish: kuun valaisema — lit by moonlight
  • Georgian: მთვარიანი (mtvariani) — lit by moonlight
  • German: im Mondlicht — lit by moonlight
  • German: vom Mond beschienen — lit by moonlight
  • German: mondhell — lit by moonlight
  • Greek: φεγγαρόλουστος (fengaróloustos) — lit by moonlight
  • Greek: σεληνοφώτιστος (selinofótistos) — lit by moonlight
  • Italian: luneggiato — lit by moonlight
  • Italian: schiarito — lit by moonlight
  • Japanese: 月明かりに照らされた (tsukiakari ni terasareta) — lit by moonlight
  • Japanese: 月の光に照らされた (tsuki no hikari ni terasareta) — lit by moonlight
  • Japanese: 月光に照らされた (gekkō ni terasareta) — lit by moonlight
  • Polish: oświetlony światłem Księżyca — lit by moonlight
  • Portuguese: enluarado — lit by moonlight
  • Portuguese: luarento — lit by moonlight
  • Swedish: månbelyst — lit by moonlight
  • Swedish: månljus — lit by moonlight
  • Turkish: aylı — lit by moonlight
  • Ukrainian: осві́тлений мі́сяцем (osvítlenyj mísjacem) — lit by moonlight
  • Ukrainian: мі́сячний (mísjačnyj) — lit by moonlight