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Is it correct to say moon starry nights?

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I'm trying to say very briefly that the night was starry and there was the moon also.

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Is it correct to say moon starry night? If not, do you see any option?

Edit

Maybe mooned starry nights?

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I'm trying to say very briefly that the night was starry and there was the moon also.

Question

Is it correct to say moon starry night? If not, do you see any option?

Edit

Maybe mooned starry nights?

grammar meaning meaning-in-context

share|improve this question

edited 1 hour ago

santimirandarp

asked 2 hours ago

santimirandarpsantimirandarp

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I'm trying to say very briefly that the night was starry and there was the moon also.

Question

Is it correct to say moon starry night? If not, do you see any option?

Edit

Maybe mooned starry nights?

grammar meaning meaning-in-context

share|improve this question

edited 1 hour ago

santimirandarp

asked 2 hours ago

santimirandarpsantimirandarp

150119

share|improve this question

edited 1 hour ago

santimirandarp

asked 2 hours ago

santimirandarpsantimirandarp

150119

share|improve this question

edited 1 hour ago

santimirandarp

asked 2 hours ago

santimirandarpsantimirandarp

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Normally if it is a moonlit night, the stars are not as bright as they are on a night without a moon, but if you mean to say that the night has both a moon and bright stars, you could say that many ways:

"The sky was lit by the moon and the stars."

"The night was starry and moonlit."

"It was a starry, moonlit night."

etc.

But "moon starry night" does not sound idiomatic at all to me.

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answered 1 hour ago

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  i know it is absurd but i like the sound of mooned starry night. is that one correct?
  
  – santimirandarp
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  Unfortunately, "moon" as a verb has a couple of meanings that have nothing to do with the actual moon in the sky: merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon - so if you tried to use "mooned" with the intended meaning "with the moon visible" that would not work.
  
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I can see nothing wrong with "It was a starry night and the moon was also shining". Or just "The moon and stars were shining".

We don't say "a moony night", the phrase "a starry night" is something of a fixed idiom.

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Normally if it is a moonlit night, the stars are not as bright as they are on a night without a moon, but if you mean to say that the night has both a moon and bright stars, you could say that many ways:

"The sky was lit by the moon and the stars."

"The night was starry and moonlit."

"It was a starry, moonlit night."

etc.

But "moon starry night" does not sound idiomatic at all to me.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Lorel C.Lorel C.

4,134149

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  i know it is absurd but i like the sound of mooned starry night. is that one correct?
  
  – santimirandarp
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Unfortunately, "moon" as a verb has a couple of meanings that have nothing to do with the actual moon in the sky: merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon - so if you tried to use "mooned" with the intended meaning "with the moon visible" that would not work.
  
  – Mixolydian
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

5

Normally if it is a moonlit night, the stars are not as bright as they are on a night without a moon, but if you mean to say that the night has both a moon and bright stars, you could say that many ways:

"The sky was lit by the moon and the stars."

"The night was starry and moonlit."

"It was a starry, moonlit night."

etc.

But "moon starry night" does not sound idiomatic at all to me.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Lorel C.Lorel C.

4,134149

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  i know it is absurd but i like the sound of mooned starry night. is that one correct?
  
  – santimirandarp
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Unfortunately, "moon" as a verb has a couple of meanings that have nothing to do with the actual moon in the sky: merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon - so if you tried to use "mooned" with the intended meaning "with the moon visible" that would not work.
  
  – Mixolydian
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Normally if it is a moonlit night, the stars are not as bright as they are on a night without a moon, but if you mean to say that the night has both a moon and bright stars, you could say that many ways:

"The sky was lit by the moon and the stars."

"The night was starry and moonlit."

"It was a starry, moonlit night."

etc.

But "moon starry night" does not sound idiomatic at all to me.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Lorel C.Lorel C.

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Lorel C.Lorel C.

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answered 1 hour ago

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answered 1 hour ago

Lorel C.Lorel C.

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I can see nothing wrong with "It was a starry night and the moon was also shining". Or just "The moon and stars were shining".

We don't say "a moony night", the phrase "a starry night" is something of a fixed idiom.

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4

I can see nothing wrong with "It was a starry night and the moon was also shining". Or just "The moon and stars were shining".

We don't say "a moony night", the phrase "a starry night" is something of a fixed idiom.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

James KJames K

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add a comment | 

I can see nothing wrong with "It was a starry night and the moon was also shining". Or just "The moon and stars were shining".

We don't say "a moony night", the phrase "a starry night" is something of a fixed idiom.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

James KJames K

39.7k142100

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

James KJames K

39.7k142100

answered 1 hour ago

James KJames K

39.7k142100

answered 1 hour ago

James KJames K

39.7k142100