Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. entomology A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
- n. Hawaii A foreman on a plantation.
Etymologies
- From the Hawaiian word luna ("leader; supervisor"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Hillary and I came to Mexico 24 years ago for what I believe you call our luna de miel -- our honeymoon.”
“Lunatic comes from the Latin word "luna," which means "moon," and the suffix "atic," which means "I think you misspelled 'attic.”
“Then there is the reference to the moon the term lunatic derives from luna, the Latin word for moon.”
“That was one reason they were called luna-ticks: they were crazy.”
“A "luna," or boss, usually a white man, rode through the cane fields on horseback, wielding a whip to keep order.”
“People associate madness, bizarre behavior, lunacy (notice the word "luna" which means moon in Latin) to the full moon and its cycle (the unending cycle of life - birth, date, rebirth).”
“Neither did I obtain any fulmination from the (impic muriate of fiivcr, commonly called luna cornea, by the fame treatment with phofphorus.”
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“The original ornaments show in the middle of the back the Majestas Domini: in a square Christ in the mandorla, surrounded by the symbols of the four Evangelists, the letters Alpha and Omega, and slightly above Him, sol and luna.”
Catholic Bamberg: The Vestments of Pope Clement II and Other Treasures from the Diocesan Museum
“It was painted sky blue to discourage insects, but a pale green luna moth fluttered against it.”
“Vince luna “Conquer, moon!” was one thing people shouted.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘luna’.
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Sue's favorite words
panache, flair, pantaloons, periwinkle, pumpernickel, persnickety, cachet, coquette, élan, iris, ambrosia, keen and 99 more...
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lunacy
moon-related
moon dog, transient lunar p..., selenography, moonbow, paraselene, maria, parantiselene, moon, luna, trapper's moon, harvest moon, hunter's moon and 94 more...
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Roots
act, aer, ambul, ami, amo, anim, ann, enn, arch, rcha, rchae, archi and 139 more...
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CHEM - early chemistry terms
coined by Alchemists and scientists of the Enlightment
plumbago, green vitriol, copperas, orpiment, realgar, cobalt, galena, talc, calx, luna, green lion, spirit of salt and 31 more...
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Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV
Words from the songs of Frank Black, a.k.a. Black Francis
zugzwang, valhalla, montalvo, ishist, tritons, mosh, siam, llano del rio, protohuman, tumbleweeds, ludwigshafen, ballyhoos and 349 more...
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Pretty Words
Words that sound pretty.
ethereal, ephemeral, iridescent, shimmer, wisp, whisper, charisma, crescent, azure, mystery, fantasy, miracle and 142 more...
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Antique Names: Female
These names were once in common use - at least somewhat. Some are coming back. Some are almost forgotten. I think they would
make lovely names. Well... most of them.araminta, abigail, agnes, biddie, celestia, celestine, celia, ceola, chloe, claire, clementine, cordie and 179 more...
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fabula's Words
fabulas, pasadizo, laberinto, amazónica, libritos, manzana, ilustración, ilustraciones, trazos, tiralíneas, eufenismo, cinemateca and 217 more...
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dark and bright words of shine and fi...
scotophil, scotoma, scotia, shed, shadow, shade, scone, whiting, edelweiss, light, lightning, lucina and 349 more...
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Aequoria's list
affect, deleterious, nuance, pliant, verbatim, pertinent, latter, municipality, provincial, voyeuristic, circumlocution, wane and 798 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (L)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
labyrinth, lace, lad, lady fingers, lagoon, lamb, lament, lammas, lantern, larkspur, lass, lauds and 92 more...
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Wordnik Notebooks
All the words from the cover of the Wordnik notebook.
A few words appear twice: frass, cruet, luna, thalweg, and possibly some more.
Careful: Contains spoilers!spilth, frass, fomite, rux, worricow, alizarin, mundungus, parthenocarpy, jib, whinyard, weisure, nimiety and 217 more...
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the gods must be crazy!
quetzalcoatl, baron-samedi, loa, orichas, arianrhod, aine, amaethon, annwn, arnemetia, balor, badbh, bean nighe and 1061 more...
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tragedy of the commons
insomnia, arabesque, carousal, lucifer, riot, submerge, initiate, indigo, existence, magenta, opus, sleeplessness and 145 more...
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bobodod's Words
cultie, screwery, gauge, wanker, truthiness, harangue, mediocre, ragamuffin, elysian, spoonerism, loquacious, apostle and 240 more...
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Words + Phrases I Like
apotheosis, antipode, penumbra, umbra, bellatrix, zephyr, oblivion, nefarious, wicked, requiem, catalyst, ire and 89 more...
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