moonlikeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmunˌlaɪk/

Forms: see moon n.¹ and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moon n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + -like suffix.Compare Old English mōnlic , mōnelic lunar, and the following apparently isolated late Middle English passage (both < moon n.¹ + -ly suffix¹):?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 132 Somtyme forsoþ it [sc. a cataract] ocupieþ not bot o partie, And þan þingez semeþ of diuerse fourmez lunarez, i. mone lich, fenestrate & oblonge.

Resembling or reminiscent of the moon; having the characteristics of the moon. Also as adv. Also figurative.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adverb] > like a crescent

moonlike1581

crescent-like1612

lunately1872

crescentically1873

1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hippolytus iv, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 62^v Thus wil I trot with moonelike [L. lunata] targe among the wodes and rockes.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. vii. sig. R8 She saw transfigured Her..Moone-like Mitre to a Crowne of gold.

1631 G. Chapman Caesar & Pompey v. i Earths still Moonelike confidence, in ioy, Is at her full.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. L5^v Venus moon-like grows corniculate.

1672 I. Newton in Philos. Trans. 1671 (Royal Soc.) 6 3080 I could also discern the Moon-like phase of Venus.

a1794 S. Blamire in S. Gilpin Songs & Ballads Cumberland (1866) 142 Lesser shells surround the moon-like ear.

1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama viii. 77 The multitude behind close up the rear With moon-like bend.

1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes I. ii. 9 A pale face, on which a faint moonlike smile was glimmering.

1908 Daily Chron. 8 Feb. 3/2 A calm, moon-like souled woman..who thinks before she speaks.

1987 R. Ellmann Oscar Wilde i. 34 He observed Wilde's colorless, moonlike face with its heavy eyes and thick lips.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moonlike
释义	moonlikeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈmuːnlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmunˌlaɪk/ Forms: see moon n.¹ and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moon n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < moon n.¹ + -like suffix.Compare Old English mōnlic , mōnelic lunar, and the following apparently isolated late Middle English passage (both < moon n.¹ + -ly suffix¹):?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 132 Somtyme forsoþ it [sc. a cataract] ocupieþ not bot o partie, And þan þingez semeþ of diuerse fourmez lunarez, i. mone lich, fenestrate & oblonge. Resembling or reminiscent of the moon; having the characteristics of the moon. Also as adv. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adverb] > like a crescent moonlike1581 crescent-like1612 lunately1872 crescentically1873 1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hippolytus iv, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 62^v Thus wil I trot with moonelike [L. lunata] targe among the wodes and rockes. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. vii. sig. R8 She saw transfigured Her..Moone-like Mitre to a Crowne of gold. View more context for this quotation 1631 G. Chapman Caesar & Pompey v. i Earths still Moonelike confidence, in ioy, Is at her full. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. L5^v Venus moon-like grows corniculate. 1672 I. Newton in Philos. Trans. 1671 (Royal Soc.) 6 3080 I could also discern the Moon-like phase of Venus. a1794 S. Blamire in S. Gilpin Songs & Ballads Cumberland (1866) 142 Lesser shells surround the moon-like ear. 1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama viii. 77 The multitude behind close up the rear With moon-like bend. 1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes I. ii. 9 A pale face, on which a faint moonlike smile was glimmering. 1908 Daily Chron. 8 Feb. 3/2 A calm, moon-like souled woman..who thinks before she speaks. 1987 R. Ellmann Oscar Wilde i. 34 He observed Wilde's colorless, moonlike face with its heavy eyes and thick lips. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1581
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