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moonless

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[moon-lis] / ˈmun lɪs /

adjective

  1. not lit by the moon; without the moon being visible, usually because it is in a new moon phase or because the sky is too overcast.

  2. (of a world or planet, such as Venus or Mercury) not orbited by a moon.


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Ask yourself why so many predatory animals can see perfectly on a moonless night.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

On a moonless night in the Kenyan lakeside town of Naivasha, Anne sits inside a makeshift, two-room house, exhausted after a gruelling shift picking and sorting roses.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

“We stand beneath a moonless night in the heart of this natural wonderland to feel into the infinite and feel awe that binds us together.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

“Horrible,” said the Mayan Queen’s captain, Richard Kirkby, who described the sea as “pitch black” on that nearly moonless night.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

Her yellow dress looked white in the moonless night.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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