lune
French, noun
lune is spelled L-U-N-E (4 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written French, the 2,034th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lune is a French feminine noun meaning “the Moon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, luné is a different word: “Having a good or bad disposition, in a good or bad mood”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Satellite naturel de la Terre, qui tourne autour de celle-ci en un cycle de vingt-sept jours sept heures…”.
What does lune mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe Moon
- 2
feminineany natural satellite of a planet
- 3
femininea month, particularly a lunar month
adjective
- 1
Having a good or bad disposition, in a good or bad mood
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Satellite naturel de la Terre, qui tourne autour de celle-ci en un cycle de vingt-sept jours sept heures quarante-trois minutes. Le satellite réfléchit sur la Terre la lumière qu’il reçoit du Soleil. Lune s’écrit avec une majuscule en astronomie lorsqu'on s'en sert comme nom propre de cet astre, pour le distinguer des autres satellites naturels. 2. Chacune des phases du cycle lunaire. 3. Lunaison, durée d’un cycle lunaire, temps séparant deux nouvelles lunes. 4. Satellite naturel d’une planète.
noun: 1. Saut de lune.
adjective: 1. De bonne ou de mauvaise disposition.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lune
- lunes plural
- lunée feminine
- lunés masculine plural
- lunées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to lune
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lune in French?
lune appears 41 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).