moonless

moonless — adjective

1. A moonless night or sky has no visible moon, so the darkness is deeper than usua

1.形容詞B2
釋義

A moonless night or sky has no visible moon, so the darkness is deeper than usual.

例句

On a moonless night, the stars above the desert seemed closer and brighter than ever.

collocation: on a moonless night

Hana could barely see the path ahead under the moonless sky in the forest.

collocation: under a moonless sky

同義詞
  • dark

    general term for absence of light; less specific than moonless

  • starry

    overlapping — moonless nights often reveal many stars

  • pitch-black

    emphasises complete darkness, often because of no moonlight

反義詞
  • moonlit

    direct opposite: a scene lit by the moon

用法筆記

Typically placed before nouns such as night, sky, or evening. Less often used after a linking verb (e.g. 'The sky was moonless').

常見錯誤

❌The moonless night was lit by a full moon.
✅The moonless night was lit only by stars.
💡moonless means the moon is not visible, so you cannot mention moonlight or a visible moon in the same scene.