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moonbeam.

A ray or shaft of moonlight.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmun.bim/US
  1. A ray or shaft of moonlight.

  2. Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Philiris.

  3. Someone who tends to be dreamy and prone to unrealistic romanticism.

  4. 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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