Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Lighted by moonlight.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Lighted or illuminated by the moon.
Wiktionary
- adj. Lit by moonlight.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Illumined by the moon.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. lighted by moonlight
Examples
“I recalled the moonlit face of Vodalus; but then, I had wanted to see it.”
The Shadow of the Torturer
“In doing so he showed his aquiline profile; and Cornelius recalled the moonlit terrace of the Brassfields 'country house.”
“He recalled the moonlit night, the rushing automobile, the ghostly shadows chasing themselves in swift procession ever behind him.”
“Nothing is more emotionally laden, suspenseful, pregnant -- than a moonlit night.”
Diamond Mine – Underground Mining Photography » Dave Brosha Photography
“A companionable silence settled as they looked out on the moonlit sea.”
“Mars lay down on his small bed, staring up at the ceiling fan that spun quietly in the moonlit room.”
“Nick gaped at me, a goofy look of astonishment and happiness twisting his moonlit features.”
“Because it has to do with fairy magic, they have to cast the spell under a moonlit sky.”
“Theirs was a romance of moonlit walks and low murmurs, of shared secrets and laughter.”
“The opening line still makes my hair stand on end: "'Is there anybody there?' said the Traveller, knocking on the moonlit door.”
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