moonlight

English

Moonlight
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Etymology

As a surname Monelight in 1337, as Mone lith about 1300. Compound of mone "moon" + lith "light".[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

moonlight (uncountable)

  1. The light reflected from the moon.[2]
  2. (attributive) Illuminated by the light from the moon.[3]

Translations

light reflected from the moon
attributive: illuminated by the light from the moon
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Verb

moonlight (third-person singular simple present moonlights, present participle moonlighting, simple past and past participle moonlighted)

  1. To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.[2]
  2. (by extension) To engage in an activity other than what one is known for.

Usage notes

In American English, to moonlight is simply to work at secondary employment;[4] in British English, it implies working secretly (i.e., not paying tax on the extra money earned).[5]

Derived terms

Translations

to work at a secondary job

References

  1. ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
  2. ↑ 2.02.1 Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001
  3. ^ The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1998
  4. ^ Mish, Drederick C. (ed.). 1995. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
  5. ^ Treffry, Diana (ed.). 1999. Collins Paperback English Dictionary. 4th ed. Glasgow: HarperCollins.
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