Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moonburn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: moon-burn
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to moonlight.

Countable; Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Researchers say the light of the full moon causes the Earth to heat up, ever so slightly. "Moonburn is not a problem," climate expert Robert C. Balling said."
""Last night, the moon was so bright I could have gotten a moonburn," he says."
"Colon A ("By day the sun will not strike you") makes sense, given the strong Mediterranean sun. But to the best of my knowledge, no one has ever suffered moonburn."
"Her husband, Walker, 38, laughs and says Teresa might start carrying one at night to protect against "moonburn.""
"Sheldon Cooper: I should have brought an umbrella. Leonard Hofstadter: What for? It's not gonna rain. Sheldon Cooper: I know that. But with skin as fair as mine, moonburn is a real possibility."

Etymology

From moon + burn, by analogy with sunburn.

Usage

Inflected Forms

moonburns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

rainburn

Questions

What does moonburn mean?: A hypothetical burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to moonlight.
Where does moonburn come from?: From moon + burn, by analogy with sunburn.

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