lunar
adjective
Simple meaning
Of, about, or resembling the Moon.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlunɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).
astronomy
Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.
astronomy
Of or relating to or associated with the moon
Shaped like a crescent moon; lunate.
Alternative letter-case form of lunar ("pertaining to Luna, the moon of Terra").
Extremely high.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).
Used this way, lunar is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use lunar
- “Astronomers are studying the lunar cycle and its effects on Earth.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Silver nitrate fused into sticks and formerly used as a caustic.
A crater on the Earth's Moon.
The period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days).
The earth interrupts light shining on the moon.
A spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back.
An imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator.
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