noun

moonlight

moonlight

We walked home by moonlight.

We walked home by moonlight.

The lake looked beautiful in the moonlight.

The lake looked beautiful in the moonlight.

moonlight the light from the moon We walked home by moonlight.

Synonyms: moonshine (archaic), lunar light

A compound word from 'moon' and 'light'.

It's literally the 'light' from the 'moon'. Unlike 'moonbeam' (a countable ray), 'moonlight' is the general, uncountable light.

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