moony

American  

[moo-nee] / ˈmu ni /

adjective

moonier, mooniest

1. dreamy, listless, or silly.

2. pertaining to or characteristic of the moon.

3. moonlit.

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moony British  

/ ˈmuːnɪ /

adjective

1. informal dreamy or listless

2. of or like the moon

3. slang crazy or foolish

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Other Word Forms

• moonily adverb
• mooniness noun

Etymology

Origin of moony

First recorded in 1580–90; moon + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The team is filled out by Kapil Talwalkar as Abby’s moony clerk, Neil, and Lacretta as “Gurgs,” her jovial bailiff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2023

You should never fall in love with an investment, getting moony about how well it has done and letting the emotion of past success cloud your judgment and overcome reason.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2021

For anyone who’s followed the company from its rise to the ousting of its moony CEO Adam Neumann and the bungling of its IPO, this marks yet another crack in the company’s polished, perk-filled aesthetic.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2020

Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 14, 2019

Leslie waited, and when he looked up, she continued in a moony voice, “‘Meet me behind the school this afternoon after school.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson