"moonish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more moonish [comparative], most moonish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English monyssh; equivalent to moon + -ish. Piecewise doublet of meniscus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|monyssh}} Middle English monyssh, {{suffix|en|moon|ish}} moon + -ish, {{pw dbt|en|meniscus}} Piecewise doublet of meniscus Head templates: {{en-adj}} moonish (comparative more moonish, superlative most moonish)
  1. Like or resembling the moon.
    Sense id: en-moonish-en-adj-NdC5d0tt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 9 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 52 18 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 11 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 5 5
  2. Influenced by the moon.
    Sense id: en-moonish-en-adj-v7LFTBRH
  3. Variable as the moon; fickle; flighty; capricious.
    Sense id: en-moonish-en-adj-vTj2OrbS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: moonishly Related terms: moonlike, moonly, moony, lunatic
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