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- [moond]
- /mund/
- /muːn/
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- [moond]
- /mund/
Definitions of mooned word
- adjective mooned ornamented with moons or crescents. 1
- adjective mooned orb- or crescent-shaped. 1
- noun mooned the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 1
- noun mooned this body during a particular lunar month, or during a certain period of time, or at a certain point of time, regarded as a distinct object or entity. Compare full moon, half-moon, new moon, waning moon, waxing moon. 1
- noun mooned a lunar month, or, in general, a month. 1
- noun mooned any planetary satellite: the moons of Jupiter. 1
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Origin of mooned
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; moon + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Mooned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mooned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
mooned usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mooned
verb mooned
- daydreamed — Simple past tense and past participle of daydream.
- dreamed — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- gushed — to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
- idled — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- languished — Simple past tense and past participle of languish.
Antonyms for mooned
verb mooned
- disliked — Simple past tense and past participle of dislike.
- hated — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- abhorred — to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- despised — Simple past tense and past participle of despise.
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