Moonbeam
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmun.bim/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Moonbeam is a noun meaning A ray or shaft of moonlight.
Meaning
A ray or shaft of moonlight.
More Meanings
- Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Philiris.
- Someone who tends to be dreamy and prone to unrealistic romanticism.
- A goal or aspiration that appears attractive but is ultimately insubstantial.
Example Sentences
Holonym: moonlight
A moonbeam pierced the heavy cloud!
Dreaming of the mountain was for moonbeams, he told me, not for people who had been born up there.
Quickly the moon sent a moonbeam down, and it shone through the window, right on the face of the sleeping child, kissed him, and gave him a pleasant dream.
Word Forms
- moonbeams
- moon beam
- moon-beam
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beamlet, headlight, chink, lightpost, spearshaft, beam.
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