"moonless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From moon + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|moon|less}} moon + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} moonless (not comparable)
  1. (of a night) During which no phase of the Moon is visible to provide light, whether because of cloud cover or because of a new moon. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Light, Moon Translations (during which the Moon is not visible): ἀσέληνος (asélēnos) (Ancient Greek), kuuton (Finnish), უმთვარო (umtvaro) (Georgian), mondlos (German), ασέληνος (asélinos) (Greek), illune (Italian), illūnis (Latin), bezksiężycowy (Polish), безлу́нный (bezlúnnyj) (Russian), månlös (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-moonless-en-adj-bYdbg6eb Disambiguation of Astronomy: 98 2 Disambiguation of Light: 100 0 Disambiguation of Moon: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'during which the Moon is not visible': 98 2
  2. (informal, of a planet) Having no natural satellite. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-moonless-en-adj-1cai-Qpk

Alternative forms

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