Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lunarnaut

/ˈluːnənɔːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lu-nar-naut
IPA: /ˈluːnənɔːt/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who travels to the Moon.

Example Sentences

"Kanashima returns to Japan and, as the space race develops over the years, figures out that the U.S. and Russia are bogged down by the problem of how to get the lunarnaut back to earth."
"The moon's poles are the only spots in permanent sunshine (days and nights of moon last 14 earth days), which means that the lunarnauts’ solar panels could provide a permanent power supply."
"Still, the experience was poisoned for me by having to watch Richard Nixon smirking as he babbled to the lunar-nauts by some closed-circuit link."

Etymology

From lunar + -naut.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lunar

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈluːnənɔːt/

Inflected Forms

lunarnauts (plural)

Synonyms

lunanaut moonnaut

Questions

How do you pronounce lunarnaut?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluːnənɔːt/.
What does lunarnaut mean?: Someone who travels to the Moon.
Where does lunarnaut come from?: From lunar + -naut.

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