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.

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Origin of moony

First recorded in 1580–90; moon + -y¹

Related formsmoon·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 Formsmoonily, adverbmooniness, noun

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Word Origin and History for moony

moony

adj.

1580s, "like the moon;" 1848, "dreamy, listless," from moon (n.) + -y (2). Cf. moon (v.).