lunar

Plural: lunars

Adjective

of or relating to or associated with the moon
- "lunar surface"
- "lunar module"

Adj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).
Shaped like a crescent moon; lunate.
Extremely high.
(Believed to be) influenced by the Moon, as in character, growth, or properties.
Of or pertaining to silver (which was symbolically associated with the Moon by alchemists).
Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.

Noun

The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus in the wrist, which is shaped like a half-moon.
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.

Examples

"lunar observations a lunar eclipse"

Origin / Etymology

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).

Synonyms

intermedium, lunar bone, lunarlike, lunary, moonish, moonlike, moonly, moony, selenian, selenic, semilunar

Antonyms

solar

Scrabble Score: 5

lunar is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lunar is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lunar is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

lunar is a valid Words With Friends word