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Saud bin Abd al-Aziz was the moon-faced, shortsighted, bespectacled son of the old founder of Saudi Arabia, who'd always been his father's protege but had never quite lived up to everything that his father had.
Robert Lacey

Meaning of "moon-faced" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOON-FACED

moon-faced play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOON-FACED

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

WHAT DOES MOON-FACED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Moon face

Moon facies, or moon face, is a medical sign which people are often born with, resulting in a large chin and large forehead. This results in a 'moon' shape, when looked at from the side. It is often associated with Cushing's syndrome or steroid treatment, which has led to it being known as Cushingoid facies.

Definition of moon-faced in the English dictionary

The definition of moon-faced in the dictionary is having a round face; full-faced.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOON-FACED

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOON-FACED

baby-faced
barefaced
bold-faced
defaced
double-faced
fresh-faced
full-faced
hard-faced
melamine-faced
open-faced
pale-faced
po-faced
poker-faced
red-faced
round-faced
shamefaced
shitfaced
spaced
straight-faced
two-faced
white-faced

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «moon-faced» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOON-FACED

Find out the translation of moon-faced to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of moon-faced 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-faced» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圆脸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cara de luna
570 millions of speakers

English

moon-faced
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाँद का सामना करना पड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مون الوجه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

круглолицый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com cara de lua
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চন্দ্রানন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

joufflu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berhadapan dengan bulan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mondgesichtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

丸顔の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달 직면
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rembulan-ngadhepi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặt trăng mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்திரன் முகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चंद्र-चेहर्यावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ay yüzlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

faccia di luna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

księżyc twarzy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

круглолиций
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

-moon cu care se confruntă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φεγγαροπρόσωπος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maan -faced
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moon -faced
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

moon- faced
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of moon-faced

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOON-FACED»

The term «moon-faced» is normally little used and occupies the 136.120 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOON-FACED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «moon-faced» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «moon-faced» 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-faced

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QUOTES WITH «MOON-FACED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word moon-faced.
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Robert Lacey
Saud bin Abd al-Aziz was the moon-faced, shortsighted, bespectacled son of the old founder of Saudi Arabia, who'd always been his father's protege but had never quite lived up to everything that his father had.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOON-FACED»

Discover the use of moon-faced in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moon-faced and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Adventures of ... the Moon-Faced Princess...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
‎2012
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Zen Miracles: Finding Peace in an Insane World
CASE 3: (FROM HEKIGANROKU— TRANSLATED AS THE BLUE CLIFF RECORDS) Koan: Baso's Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced Buddha The great Master Baso was seriously ill. The chief priest of the temple came to pay his respects.
Brenda Shoshanna, 2004
3
The Book of Equanimity: Illuminating Classic Zen Koans
The temple priest asked him how his health is, and Baso replies, "Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced Buddha." There's a scripture which is called the Butsu Myoko, which means the "Names of the Buddha Sutra." In this sutra there are 1,193 ...
Gerry Shishin Wick, 2005
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Thought Provoking Hindu Names
(S) Chandra Mukh (*F5 go) (n) Moon faced. Chandramani (tli!Hufl) (m) Same as Chandrakant. Chandranshu (tRii^j) (m) Like cool moonlight to the tiiose distressed with heat Chandra-mata (*RT-Hml) (n) Doctrine of moon worshippers. Chandra ...
R.C. Dogra, 1999
5
Fall Guys: False Confessions and the Politics of Murder
TED BOTULA LISTENED INTENTLY AS I TOLD HIM ABOUT Joe Start's moon- faced suspect. "You know," he said, "I don't remember that. If Joe Start says it happened, I'm sure it did, hut I don't remember." He didn't remember. I believed him.
Jim Fisher, 1996
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Everything is the Way: Ordinary Mind Zen
Really see this: “Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced Buddha” is our life. It is our life all the time; we don't have to wait until before we die. How do we live this? Do we see it clearly? Coughing and wheezing, we are sickness Buddha. How are you ...
Elihu Genmyo Smith
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The Incomplete Manuscript: Translated from Azerbaijani by ...
the moon-faced beauty replied. Things gradually began to fall into place for me. Beyrak and the girls were probably in Bayburd Castle. Beyrak was a prisoner in that castle. I also knew that he had been blinded by his tears at being away from  ...
Kamal Abdulla, 2013
8
Aspects of Altaic Civilization III: Proceedings of the ...
3:3; magrur-i husn proud of one's beauty 54:3, 184:4 magar P 1. but, except, only 11:5, 131:6; 2. perhaps, maybe 2:8, 7:3. 17:7, 62:1, 132:3, 135:5; 3. unless 42:2 magas P fly 91:5 mah/mah P 1. moon 1:2, 22:6; 2. moon-faced one 15:1, 177:5; ...
Denis Sinor, 1990
9
The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Gospel plays, ...
Song Moon-faced, Starry-eyed Moon-faced, starry-eyed, Peaches and cream with nuts on the side. I never knew there was anyone living like you. Moon-faced, starry-eyed, I'm gonna bust my vest with pride. I never lived, Baby, not at all, 'til I ...
Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad, Dolan Hubbard, 2004
10
Deviant Moon Tarot
Deviant Moon Tarot explores the dark side of the subconscious with haunting surreal imagery.COntains a 78 card deck and a custom spreadsheet and instruction booklet
Patrick Valenza, 2008

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moon-faced is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Scandal That Ate Malaysia
One photo shows the moon-faced Low partying with California socialite Paris Hilton and clutching a bottle of Cristal champagne. The prime ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
2
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Tomorrowland' offers hope for the future of humanity
We see Walker as a young adolescent (a moon-faced Thomas Robinson) as he totes his homemade jet pack invention to the New York World's ... «Bucks Local News, Jul 15»
3
An Unlikely Flower Conjures Christmas in July
"You got your times topsy-turvy, mama," says a moon-faced woman chatting with her friend under a painted sign that instructs "DO NOT PISS" in ... «Eater, Jul 15»
4
Meaty profits
The moon-faced hawker, a tourist attraction in his own right, was often seen in a chauffeur-driven Mercedes Benz although he told ST it was his ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
The Sensualist
The aristocratic ideal of male beauty—highly perfumed, moon-faced, smooth-skinned, extravagantly dressed—was close to the feminine ideal. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
6
Theater review: 'Oklahoma!'
The couple are also ideally cast. Haney exudes a moon-faced innocence, while Ramirez has the bearing and the smile of a matinee idol. «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
7
Beach Boys film Love & Mercy and The Choir reviewed by Libby …
Young Brian is Paul Dano, moon-faced and troubled, endearing and enraging, tormented by the need to break away from bubblegum pop hits ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
McDonald's “First” Store Is Actually Its Ninth, but It's Still a Great …
With a huge sign bearing the original mascot, a moon-faced chef named "Speedee," the iconic building was meant to lure drivers in for a quick, ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Free to be themselves
Evan Singleton, the Genecis program's first patient, is now a moon-faced 12-year-old with sculpted neck-length hair. He's been living five years ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
10
Hermann Nieweler transformed Victoria hotel into jazz landmark
Mr. Nieweler, who died on June 10 from complications related to cancer at the age of 79, was a tall, balding, moon-faced figure who favoured ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»

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