moony
moo·ny/ˈmuni/adjective, noun
moony is spelled M-O-O-N-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (moo·ny). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, moony means “Resembling the Moon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in moony?
| Letters | 5: M-O-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: moo·ny |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is moony?
Moony appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce moony?
- /ˈmuni/
Moony has 2 syllables, split moo·ny in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-moony.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of moony
- moonier comparative
- mooniest superlative
- moonies plural
- mooney
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling the Moon.
- 2
Moonlit.
- 3
Absent-minded; easily distracted; daydreaming.
- 4
Silly; sentimental; mooning over something.
- 5
Sickly or tipsy.
noun
- 1
slangThe act of mooning, flashing the buttocks.
She was doing a moony.
- 2
datedA silly person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does moony come from?
From moon + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).