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lunar¹
- /ˈluːnə/ UK
- /ˈlʉwnə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈlunɚ/ US
- /ˈlʉːnə/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈlʉnəɾ/ Scotland
- /ˈlʉnəɻ/ Northern Ireland
- /ˈlɪʊnə/ Wales
Sounds like looner, luna (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -uːnə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English lunar (“shaped like the crescent moon”), from Latin lūnāris (“of or pertaining to the moon, lunar”) (possibly through Middle French lunaire (modern French lunaire (“lunar”)), from lūna (“the Moon; crescent shape”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”)) + -is (suffix forming adjectives).
adjective
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Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).
lunar observations a lunar eclipse
Similar: lunarlike, lunary, moonish, moonlike, moonly, moony, selenian, selenic
- Shaped like a crescent moon; lunate. Her tears purſu'd her words, and while ſhe ſpoke / The Goddeſs nodded, and her altar ſhook: / The temple doors, as with a blaſt of wind, / Were heard to clap; the lunar horns that bind / The brows of Iſis caſt a blaze around; / The trembling timbrel made a murm'ring ſound.
- Extremely high. Julian wolfed down the rest of his dinner and when he accompanied Michelle back to her apartment his spirits were positively lunar.
- (Believed to be) influenced by the Moon, as in character, growth, or properties. Some of the Ancients, and likewiſe diuers of the Moderne VVriters, that haue laboured in Naturall Magick, have noted a Sympathy, between the Sunne, Moone, and ſome Principall Starres; And certaine Herbes, and Plants. And they haue denominated ſome Herbes Solar, and ſome Lunar; [...]
- Of or pertaining to silver (which was symbolically associated with the Moon by alchemists). On the Poison of Serpents. By W. Boag, Esq. [...] Supposing the fatal effect [of a snakebite] to be produced by the sudden subtraction of oxygen from the blood, this gentleman recommends, by way of antidote, the employment of those substances which contain oxygen in its greatest abundance, and part
- Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon. Several initial experimental firings of the various stages of Saturn V into earth orbit will precede the planned lunar flight. The astronauts will practice rendezvous techniques in the earth's orbit. [...] Before they reach the moon the astronauts will have another difficult maneuver to perform—turn
noun lunars
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The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus in the wrist, which is shaped like a half-moon.
The carpal bones are usually described as being capable of being luxated from the lower end of the radius forwards or backwards, inwards or outwards. The case backwards, which has been stated to be the most frequent, is facilitated by the direction of the convex articular surfaces of the scaphoid, l
Similar: intermedium, lunar bone, semilunar
- An observation of a lunar distance (“the angle between the Moon and another celestial body”), especially for establishing the longitude of a ship at sea. [Y]oung beginners cannot be too often cautioned that a single lunar is of little or no value until the observer knows the usual difference between his lunars taken on opposite sides of the moon; and these should be taken with the same instrument, using the same screens and telescope, for he must rem
Lunar²
Where it comes from
Equivalent to Luna + -ar.
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of lunar (“pertaining to Luna, the moon of Terra”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: moonlight, moon, moonlike, satellite, month, lem, monthly, limb, chinese, comorian, lune, comoran, comoros, qamar, comoro, lunaire
Translations
Talk about this word "lunar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lunar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lunar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lunar "lunar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lunar.Cite this
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title = {lunar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lunar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
