moonlight

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

The light reflected from the Moon.

Verb

1. To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.
2. (broadly) To engage in an activity other than what one is known for.
3. (broadly) To perform a secondary function substantially different from its supposed primary function, as in protein moonlighting.
4. (British, dated) To carry out undeclared work.

Concepts

clair de lune

claire de lune

briller

lune

🌔

rayon de lune

travailler au noir

Synonymes

moonshine

moonbeam

moon

🌔

Moon

🌔

moonbeams

gloaming

moonlit

moonstone

nocturnal

shine

twilight

shine brightly

golden waves

calendula

moon’s rays

effulgence

firelight

full moon

🌕

gleam

Traductions

Mondlicht

Mondschein

chiaro di luna

luz de la luna

luar

ay ışığı

φεγγαρόφωτο

σεληνόφωτο

mehtap

claro de luna

luce lunare

maanlicht

lume di luna

ضوء القمر

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmunˌlaɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: monelight

Hérité de ancien anglais: mōnan lēoht

Appartenant à écossais: munelicht

Appartenant à frison occidental: moanneljocht

Appartenant à néerlandais: maanlicht

Appartenant à allemand: Mondlicht

In summary

From Middle English monelight, from Old English mōnan lēoht (“moonlight”, literally “moon's light, light of the moon”). Equivalent to moon + light. Cognate with Scots munelicht ~ muinlicht, West Frisian moanneljocht, Dutch maanlicht, German Mondlicht.