ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Moony

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmuni/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Moony is an adjective meaning Resembling the moon.

Meaning

Resembling the moon.

More Meanings

  1. Moonlit.
  2. (figurative) Absent-minded.
  3. (figurative) Silly; sentimental; mooning over something.
  4. Sickly or tipsy.
  5. (slang) The act of mooning, flashing the buttocks.
  6. (dated) A silly person.

Example Sentences

We're facing the second baddest ship in the known universe and our AI is making moony eyes at Mr. Tall, Spark, and Handsome!
I peered at his rather featureless face through the moony twilight; and then he suddenly rose and paced the path with the impatience of a schoolboy.
And oft at midnight’s moony scene A faded form of ghastly mien Across the waves doth glide; And oft upon the passing gales A plaintive voice the ear assails, When wand’ring by the tide.
Her white throat whiter than a moony pearl / Just threaded with a blue vein’s tapestry / Had not yet ceased to throb, and still her breast / Swayed like a wind-stirred lily in ambiguous unrest.

Word Forms

Synonyms for moony

Depending on context, synonyms include dreamy, inattentive, woolgathering, moonlit.

Antonyms for moony

Common opposites include moonless.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include moonlit, dreamy, woolgathering, inattentive, moonlike, moonish.

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