moony

[ moo-nee ]

/ ˈmu ni /

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adjective, moon·i·er, moon·i·est.

dreamy, listless, or silly.

pertaining to or characteristic of the moon.

moonlit.

Words nearby moony

moonstone, moonstruck, moonwalk, moonward, moonwort, moony, moor, moor grass, moorage, moorbird, moorburn

Origin of moony

First recorded in 1580–90; moon + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM moony

moon·i·ly, adverbmoon·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for moony

The moony spectacles beamed not quite benevolently on the corridor.
The Dictator|Justin McCarthy
For all he'm so moony an' gentlelike, I think he'm a terrible passionate man inside.
A Bit O' Love (Fourth Series Plays)|John Galsworthy
Sweet dreams of pleasant streams By happy, silent, moony beams!
Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience|William Blake
I saw a pleasant, mild, moony face, with one cheek distended by tobacco; but nothing which appeared strong or striking.
The Secret Service.|Albert D. Richardson

Rhoda had had a dreamy way with her since Thomas's birth; moony, as Peggy, who didn't approve, called it.
The Lee Shore|Rose Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for moony

moony

/ (ˈmuːnɪ) /

adjective moonier or mooniest

informal dreamy or listless

of or like the moon

British slang crazy or foolish

Derived forms of moony

moonily, adverbmooniness, noun

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moony

adjective, moon·i·er, moon·i·est.

Words related to moony

Words nearby moony

Origin of moony

OTHER WORDS FROM moony

Examples from the Web for moony

British Dictionary definitions for moony

adjective moonier or mooniest

Derived forms of moony