Meanings
nounmoon-face (countable and uncountable, plural moon-faces)
plural moon-faces · alternative moonface · alternative moon face
- countableuncountableA noticeably round face.
Her white-powdered moon-face pondered the small mystery for a short time only.
1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 46 - countableuncountablemedicineA swollen and rounded face in a non-obese patient, most often associated with Cushing's syndrome or treatment with corticosteroids.
Synonyms: moon facies
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA swollen and rounded face in a non-obese patient, most often associated with Cushing's syndrome or treatment with corticosteroids.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
- Proto-Germanic*mēnô
- Proto-West Germanic*mānō
- Old Englishmōna
- Middle Englishmone
- Englishmoon
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
- Proto-Italic*θakjō
- Proto-Italic*fakjō
- Latinfaciō
- Latinfaciēs
- Late Latinfacia
- Old Frenchface
- Middle Englishface
- Englishface
- Englishmoon-face
Cite this entry
APA
moon-face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moon-face
MLA
“moon-face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moon-face. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moon-face,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moon-face.
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