"moonlit" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmuːnˌlɪt/ Forms: more moonlit [comparative], most moonlit [superlative]
Etymology: From moon + lit. Compare Saterland Frisian mouneljoacht (“moonlit”), West Frisian moanneljocht (“moonlit”), Dutch maanverlicht (“moonlit”), Danish månelys (“moonlit”), Swedish månljus (“moonlit”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|moon|lit}} moon + lit, {{cog|stq|mouneljoacht|t=moonlit}} Saterland Frisian mouneljoacht (“moonlit”), {{cog|fy|moanneljocht|t=moonlit}} West Frisian moanneljocht (“moonlit”), {{cog|nl|maanverlicht|t=moonlit}} Dutch maanverlicht (“moonlit”), {{cog|da|månelys|t=moonlit}} Danish månelys (“moonlit”), {{cog|sv|månljus|t=moonlit}} Swedish månljus (“moonlit”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} moonlit (comparative more moonlit, superlative most moonlit)
  1. Lit by moonlight. Categories (topical): Light, Moon Synonyms: moonlight [attributive], moonlighted, moonshiny Hyponyms: moonbathed, moon-lit Related terms: candlelit, sunlit Translations (lit by moonlight): مُقْمِر (muqmir) (Arabic), osvětlený měsícem (Czech), zalitý měsíčním světlem (Czech), maanverlicht [poetic] (Dutch), verlicht door de maan (Dutch), lunlumita (Esperanto), kuutamoinen (Finnish), kuun valaisema (Finnish), im Mondlicht (German), vom Mond beschienen (German), φεγγαρόλουστος (fengaróloustos) [masculine] (Greek), σεληνοφώτιστος (selinofótistos) [masculine] (Greek), luneggiato [masculine] (Italian), schiarito [masculine] (Italian), 月明かりに照らされた (tsukiakari ni terasareta) (Japanese), 月の光に照らされた (tsuki no hikari ni terasareta) (Japanese), 月光に照らされた (gekkō ni terasareta) (Japanese), enluarado [masculine] (Portuguese), luarento [masculine] (Portuguese), månbelyst (Swedish), aylı (Turkish), осві́тлений мі́сяцем (osvítlenyj mísjacem) (Ukrainian), мі́сячний (mísjačnyj) (Ukrainian)

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          "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "lit by moonlight",
          "word": "lunlumita"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lit by moonlight",
          "word": "kuutamoinen"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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          "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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          "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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          "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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          "sense": "lit by moonlight",
          "word": "осві́тлений мі́сяцем"
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          "roman": "mísjačnyj",
          "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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        }
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "word": "kuutamoinen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "word": "kuun valaisema"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "word": "im Mondlicht"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "word": "vom Mond beschienen"
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      "roman": "fengaróloustos",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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      "word": "φεγγαρόλουστος"
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      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsuki no hikari ni terasareta",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "word": "月の光に照らされた"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gekkō ni terasareta",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "word": "月光に照らされた"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "luarento"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
      "word": "aylı"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "osvítlenyj mísjacem",
      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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      "sense": "lit by moonlight",
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}

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