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adj
Of a person: perverted or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; compare lunatic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: lunatic, moonstricken
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature; in an entranced or distracted state, especially due to being in love.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Synonyms: moonstricken
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Made physically sick, or (like fish) unsuitable for food, by the supposed effect of moonlight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: regional
Qualifier: obsolete except UK
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lunatic
Antonyms: none provided
History
From moon + struck (adjective), possibly coined by the English poet and polemicist John Milton (1608–1674): see the quotation. Compare Byzantine Greek σεληνόβλητος (selēnóblētos), σεληνόπληκτος (selēnóplēktos), German mondsüchtig, and German Low German maansüchtig, which also refer to being struck by the moon.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
