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moonset

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The setting of the moon below the horizon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moondown

Antonyms: moonrise

History

Etymology

From moon + set.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سُدْفَة (sudfa) — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Arabic: فَحْمَة (faḥma) — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Bulgarian: залез на Луната (zalez na Lunata) — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Catalan: posta de lluna — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Dutch: ondergang van de maan — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Dutch: maansondergang — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Finnish: kuun lasku — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • French: coucher de lune — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Georgian: მთვარის ჩასვლა (mtvaris časvla) — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • German: Monduntergang — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Hindi: चंद्रास्त (candrāst) — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Italian: tramonto lunare — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Old English: mōnan setlgang — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Polish: zachód księżyca — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Romanian: apus de lună — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Serbo-Croatian: zalazak meseca — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Spanish: puesta de la luna — the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • Swedish: månnedgång — the setting of the moon below the horizon