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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moonish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
moon-ish
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like or resembling the moon.

adj

Influenced by the moon.

adj

Variable as the moon; fickle; flighty; capricious.

Etymology

From Middle English monyssh; equivalent to moon + -ish. Piecewise doublet of meniscus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more moonish (comparative) most moonish (superlative)

Derived Forms

moonishly

Frequently Paired Words

moonlike moonly moony lunatic

Questions

What does moonish mean?
Like or resembling the moon.
Where does moonish come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce moonish

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