moonlight

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[edit] English

Moonlight

[edit] Etymology

As a surname Monelight in 1337, as Mone lith about 1300. Compound of mone "moon" + lith "light".[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
moonlight

Plural
uncountable

moonlight (uncountable)

  1. The light reflected from the moon.[2]
  2. (attributive) Illuminated by the light from the moon.[3]

[edit] Translations

light reflected from the moon
attributive: illuminated by the light from the moon
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to moonlight

Third person singular
moonlights

Simple past
moonlighted

Past participle
moonlighted

Present participle
moonlighting

to moonlight (third-person singular simple present moonlights, present participle moonlighting, simple past and past participle moonlighted)

  1. To work at a secondary job, usually in the evening or during the night.[2]

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

to work at a secondary job

[edit] References

  • Notes:
  1. ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001
  3. ^ The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998
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