moonlight
pronunciation
How to pronounce moonlight in British English:
UK [ˈmu:nlaɪt]
How to pronounce moonlight in American English:
US [ˈmunˌlaɪt]
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- Noun:
- the light of the moon
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- Verb:
- work a second job, usually after hours
Word Origin
- moonlight (v.)
- "hold a second job, especially at night," 1957 (implied in moonlighting), from moonlighter (1954), from the notion of working by the light of the moon; see moonlight (n.). Related: Moonlighting. Earlier the word had been used to mean "commit crimes at night" (1882).
- moonlight (n.)
- "light of the moon," mid-14c., from moon (n.) + light (n.).
Example
- 1. Harry could see him frowning in the moonlight .
- 2. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight .
- 3. We could make a whole plain white with skulls in the moonlight !
- 4. This lion was photographed under moonlight , at serengeti national park , tanzania .
- 5. The eye-catching blue streaks were thought to be caused by moonlight shining through particles emitted by the rocket .