Synonyms for moon

Most common

lunar month · synodic month · lunation · satellite · luna · crescent

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

moonlet

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A month, particularly a lunar month.

   They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons.

2. n. 2

   Any natural satellite of a planet.

   That's no moon, you idiot... it's a space station!

Related words

Word family

moonbat moon-blind moonbow mooncrete mooncusser moondown moonette moon-eyed

Phrases

crescent moon moon blindness moon jelly new moon promise the moon strawberry moon fingernail moon frost moon

Is a kind of

celestial body

Forms

Plural

moons → months, lunations, moon-lights, moon-shines…

Example sentences

• satellite Choose a suitable satellite image as the base map.
• luna Luna declared independence from Terra in the year 2231.
• crescent The French croissant is a crescent-shaped pastry.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

luna²

5 letters

month¹

8 letters

crescent², lunation

9 letters

satellite³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (luna² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

lune

Italiano

luna

Español

luna

Deutsch

Mond

Català

lluna