moonbeam.
A ray or shaft of moonlight.
Meaning & usage
A ray or shaft of moonlight.
Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Philiris.
Someone who tends to be dreamy and prone to unrealistic romanticism.
A goal or aspiration that appears attractive but is ultimately insubstantial.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English bem English beam English moonbeam Compound of moon + beam.
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