Etymology

moonish

M3O1O1N1I1S1H4

Today it means: Like or resembling the moon. Full definition →

Middle English monyssh
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommonyssh
  2. English todaymoonish

From Middle English monyssh; equivalent to moon + -ish. Piecewise doublet of meniscus.

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