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Definition of Moony
1. Adjective. Lighted by moonlight. "The moonlit landscape"
2. Adjective. Dreamy in mood or nature. "A woolgathering moment"
Similar to: Inattentive
Derivative terms: Dream, Dream, Dreaminess
Definition of Moony
1. a. Of or pertaining to the moon.
Definition of Moony
1. Adjective. Resembling the moon. ¹
2. Adjective. Moonlit. ¹
3. Adjective. Absent-minded. ¹
4. Noun. The act of mooning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moony
1. resembling the moon [adj MOONIER, MOONIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moony
Literary usage of Moony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"^Vith such return'd triumphant from the war, Her maids with cries attend the
lofty car : They clash with manly force their moony shields ; With ..."
2. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"... A glorious train, and Isis at their head: Her moony horns were on her forehead
plac'd, And yellow sheaves her shining temples grac'd : A miter, ..."
3. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... black frowning as a castle wall, The high-tower'd stern, the lordly nodding
prore, And the broad standard slowly waving o'er The anchor's moony fangs. ..."
4. The Log of the Snark by Charmian London (1915)
"moony gleam of the sandy bottom, broken with grey fanciful shapes of branching
coral. A low groan and growl from the outer surf came across the palmy strand ..."
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