"clair de lune" meaning in All languages combined

See clair de lune on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from French clair de lune (“moonlight”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|clair de lune|t=moonlight}} French clair de lune (“moonlight”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-|nolinkhead=1}} clair de lune (not comparable)
  1. Of a pale bluish-gray colour. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-clair_de_lune-en-adj-nMj3VbS2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Blues, Greys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Blues: 48 52 Disambiguation of Greys: 49 51

Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from French clair de lune (“moonlight”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|clair de lune|t=moonlight}} French clair de lune (“moonlight”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} clair de lune
  1. A pale bluish-gray colour.
    Sense id: en-clair_de_lune-en-noun-FFp0Dq3H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Blues, Greys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Blues: 48 52 Disambiguation of Greys: 49 51

Noun [French]

IPA: /klɛʁ də lyn/ Audio: Fr-Paris--clair de lune.ogg Forms: clairs de lune [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} clair de lune m (plural clairs de lune)
  1. moonlight Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-clair_de_lune-fr-noun-oiklucOT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Moon

Inflected forms

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