Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moonery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: moon-ery
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The conduct of one who moons.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] is it not melancholy to hear a man like Steffens somniloquise in such a mystifying cant of Hylozoism, of Pickism, a hodge-podge of the grossest materialism, and the most fantastic yet maudlin moonery?"

Etymology

From moon + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: moon

Usage

Questions

What does moonery mean?: The conduct of one who moons.
Where does moonery come from?: From moon + -ery.

How to pronounce moonery

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