Meanings
adjectivelunisolar (not comparable)
- not comparableOf a calendar, based on both the lunar month and the solar year.
The holidays are all happening within two days this year because several long solar, lunar and lunisolar calendar cycles sync up.
2026 February 16, Alicia Eler, “Lunar New Year, Ramadan and Lent in rare alignment this year. The holidays follow different solar and lunar calendars, but some of them sync up in 2026”, in Minnesota Star Tribune, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2026Synonyms: solilunar
- not comparablePertaining to or caused by both the moon and the sun.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a calendar, based on both the lunar month and the solar year.
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Origin
- Englishluni-
- Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥
- Latinsōl
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinsōlāris
- Middle Englishsolar
- Englishsolar
- Englishlunisolar
Translations
Finnish kuu-aurinko-
- kuu-aurinko-Translations
French lunisolaire
- lunisolaireTranslations
Polish księżycowo-słoneczny
- księżycowo-słonecznyTranslations
Portuguese lunissolar
- lunissolarTranslations
Russian лу́нно-со́лнечный
- лу́нно-со́лнечный (lúnno-sólnečnyj)Translations
Spanish lunisolar
- lunisolarTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lunisolar
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Cite this entry
APA
lunisolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunisolar
MLA
“lunisolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunisolar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lunisolar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunisolar.
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