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Meaning of "moon-eyed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOON-EYED

moon-eyed play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOON-EYED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Moon-Eyed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MOON-EYED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of moon-eyed in the English dictionary

The definition of moon-eyed in the dictionary is having the eyes open wide, as in awe. Other definition of moon-eyed is affected with moon blindness.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOON-EYED

moon blindness
moon buggy
Moon Child
moon daisy
moon landing
moon pool
moon rat
moon rock
moon walk
moon-blind
moon-faced
moonbeam
moonboots
moonbow
mooncalf
mooncalves
moonchild
moonchildren
mooncraft
moondust

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOON-EYED

bleary-eyed
blue-eyed
bright-eyed
bug-eyed
clear-eyed
cross-eyed
eagle-eyed
eyed
four-eyed
glassy-eyed
green-eyed
misty-eyed
one-eyed
open-eyed
red-eyed
sad-eyed
sharp-eyed
slant-eyed
starry-eyed
wide-eyed
wild-eyed

Synonyms and antonyms of moon-eyed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «moon-eyed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOON-EYED

Find out the translation of moon-eyed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of moon-eyed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «moon-eyed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

月亮眼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

-moon ojos
570 millions of speakers

English

moon-eyed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चंद्रमा आंखों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مون العينين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Луна глазами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

-moon olhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাঁদ নেত্রবিশিষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lune yeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bulan bermata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mond -eyed
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ムーン目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달 눈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rembulan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặt trăng mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்திரன் ஐட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चंद्र-डोळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gece körü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

moon- eyed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

moon -eyed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Місяць очима
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

-moon ochi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

moon - eyed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maan -oog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moon -eyed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

moon- eyed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of moon-eyed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOON-EYED»

The term «moon-eyed» is used very little and occupies the 165.285 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOON-EYED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «moon-eyed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «moon-eyed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about moon-eyed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOON-EYED»

Discover the use of moon-eyed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moon-eyed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Moon-Eyed Appaloosa
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Corporal Burke Langdon thought he was escaping from the doldrums of frontier Army life when he was assigned to take six strange-looking speckled Nez Perce Indian horses from ...
Bill Gulick, 1962
2
Me and the Man on the Moon-Eyed Horse
Young Clint's ingenious scheme foils a villainous train wrecker's attempt to rob the circus train.
Sid Fleischman, 1977
3
Ghost Stories in North Carolina: (Every Haunted Place in ...
The Moon-Eyed People are a race of small men who, according to Cherokee legend, live underground and only emerge at night. Unlike the Cherokee, the Moon-Eyed People are bearded and have pale, white skin. The Cherokee knew the ...
Sean Mosley, 2012
4
Desert Solitaire
... separated bones and — get this, Moon-Eye get the picture — way out in eternity somewhere, on the far side of the sun, they'll hang up a brass plaque with the image of your moon-eyed soul stamped on it. That's MOON-EYED HORSE 131.
Edward Abbey, 1988
5
Mountain Ghost Stories and Curious Tales of Western North ...
The moon-eyed people were a race of men much smaller than the Cherokee, with white skin, bearded faces, and blue eyes. They lived in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. According to Cherokee legend, the moon-eyed people ...
Randy Russell, 1988
6
Mountain Ghost Stories
The Cherokee knew of their existence because of a line of fortifications constructed by the moon-eyed people, a series of small mounds and stacked rocks arranged from one end of the region to the other. The moon-eyed people dwelt in small, ...
Randy Russell &, amp, Janet Barnett, 1988
7
The Man on the Moon-eyed Horse
Young Clint's ingenious scheme foils a villainous train wrecker's attempt to rob the circus train
Sid Fleischman, 1980
8
Flugel's Complete Dictionary of the German and English Languages
auge/ n. lunatic eye ; the sight of which increases and decreases with the moon ; — augtg/ adj. moon-eyed ; — baljn, /. moon's orbit ; — befchreiber./ m. selenographer ; — befdjreibung; /. selenography; — beroofjner, — bfirgeo m. inhabitant of ...
C. A. Feiling, A. Heimann, 1843
9
Bedrock and Paradox: The Literary Landscape of Edward Abbey
It is unlikely that the incidents depicted in this chapter actually occurred. Cahalan states: . . . Abbey never hesitated to fictionalize his ostensibly nonfiction essays. An even stranger example is "The Moon-Eyed Horse" chapter of Desert Solitaire,  ...
David M. Pozza, 2006
10
Legends, Lore and True Tales of the Chattahoochee
Cherokee natives also speak of a race of people they refer to as “moon— eyed people” who could have built the wall. There is some indication that the yellow- haired giants were the same as the moon—eyed people; however, there are ...
Michelle Smith, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOON-EYED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moon-eyed is used in the context of the following news items.
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From the BT Tower to Lyons Corner Houses, a lament for lost …
Tynan was in a corner lunching with some moon-eyed young starlet” – and it's like time travel: you're there in an instant, smoothing down your ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Review: Woody Allen's Slapdash And Charmless 'Irrational Man …
... according to statements like these and dialogue like "I love that you order for me" during a restaurant scene, a moon-eyed, blithering idiot. «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
3
Review: 'Bone Gap' by Laura Ruby
He has always been considered weird, and the people in this Midwestern town have long pegged him as a "a careless, spacey, moon-eyed ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
4
Power: “Like We're Any Other Couple”
These two are so self-deluded I'm sure they'll figure out a way to eke out a few more moments of stupid, moon-eyed bliss, but based on the ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jun 15»
5
Reviewing the fashion (or lack thereof) at the E3 2015 keynotes
Even without that grinning moon-eyed face, though, it was a power move to wear a daintily-knotted silk cravat to an event where a graphic tee ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jun 15»
6
Movie review: In 'Spy,' Melissa McCarthy assumes a new and better …
Peter Serafinowicz ("Guardians of the Galaxy") shows up as a hilarious Italian agent, all moon-eyed and groping in the presence of La Bella ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
7
BWW Reviews: MACK AND MABEL Revises the History of Early …
In his performance, it's hard to see the swagger that makes Mack Sennett so attractive as well as the slight vulnerability and moon-eyed aching ... «Broadway World, May 15»
8
Cannes Review: Woody Allen's 'Irrational Man' Starring Joaquin …
... a restaurant scene, a moon-eyed, blithering idiot. Stone is a remarkably appealing actress, and does relish the opportunity to find some more ... «Indie Wire, May 15»
9
Ticking time bomb: The catastrophe that awaits Uttarakhand
Either it is this syndrome or hubris which has been making successive Indian governments so moon-eyed about building hydroelectric power ... «Hindustan Times, May 15»
10
Austin Rivers Crosses Himself Over, Still Scores 17 Points in Win …
“Go now, lull them to sleep with your moon-eyed convulsions, and when they are weakest, strike with a horrifying vengeance,” Doc told Austin, ... «Bleacher Report, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Moon-Eyed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/moon-eyed>. Apr 2024 ».
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