moonlit

[moon-lit]

adjective

1. lighted by the moon.

moonlit

/ ˈmuːnlɪt /

adjective

1. illuminated by the moon

Word History and Origins

Origin of moonlit¹

First recorded in 1820–30; moon + lit ¹

Example Sentences

Still—oddly—some weeks after the birth of Fern and Edward, and all the dramatic events of that strange, moonlit night, a letter arrived from Europe.

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There, with a few quick turns of the focus knob, she was able to bring the tender, moonlit eye of a calf into close-up view.

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The whole moonlit walk back to Muffinshire Lane, Penelope looked at the Incorrigible children with fresh eyes.

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On the clear, cold, moonlit night of February 17, 1864, John Crosby, the officer of the deck aboard the Union’s mightiest sloop of war, the USS Housatonic, stood gazing across the waters of Charleston Harbor.

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In Nyoni’s terrific compositions, special mention must be made of David Gallego’s crisply evocative cinematography: interiors and exteriors of moonlit, shadowy depth that suggest an eternal night made palatable by pockets of haunting light.

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