moony

An old-fashioned adjective meaning dreamy, absent-minded, or inspired by the moon; rarely used in modern English.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant rêveur, distrait ou inspiré par la lune ; rarement utilisé en anglais moderne.

1. Moonlit B2 formal

   Lighted by the moon; bathed in moonlight.

   • They took a walk along the moony beach.
   • The garden looked beautiful in the moony night.
   • A moony landscape stretched before them.

   🇫🇷éclairé par la lune

   Synonymes: moonlit

   Antonymes: darksunlesssunlitunilluminated

2. Dreamy or Romantic B2 informal

   Having a dreamy, romantic, or absent-minded mood or nature.

   • She had a moony expression while listening to the music.
   • He was in a moony state, thinking about his vacation.
   • The film had a moony, nostalgic atmosphere.

   🇫🇷Rêveur ou romantique

   Synonymes: daydreamingdreamymoonstruckromanticsentimentalwistful

   Antonymes: down-to-earthpracticalpragmaticrealisticsensible

• moonier comparative form
• moony superlative form