moonlight

ˈmuːnlaɪt

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#1·6h ago

(uncountable, also, attributive) The light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it.

It was the pensive oysterman that saw a lovely maid, / Upon a moonlight evening, a-sitting in the shade;

Origin: The is derived from , from mon, mone (from , ultimately from ) + light (from , ultimately from ). . The is derived from the noun. (“to secretly leave premises without paying the rent”) is a , while (“to make a night-time attack on a tenant farmer”) is probably a . * * * , munelicht *. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

(uncountable, archaic) The silvery colour of the light reflected by the Moon.

Let's go on a moonlight swim / Far away from the crowd / All alone upon the beach / Our lips and our arms / Close within each other's reach / We'll be on a moonlight swim

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#3·6h ago

(countable, informal) Chiefly in to do a moonlight: .

It was the pensive oysterman that saw a lovely maid, / Upon a moonlight evening, a-sitting in the shade;

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