new moon

1. 1.

   the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent

   Synonymsnew phase of the moon

   Broaderphase of the moon

   Part ofmonth

Questions about new moon

What does new moon mean?

new moon means "the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent".

What is another word for new moon?

Close synonyms include new phase of the moon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is new moon a common word?

new moon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.