translunary

Questions about translunary

What does translunary mean?

translunary means "situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in translunary?

translunary has 4 syllables: tran-slu-na-ry. The stress falls on "slu".

What is another word for translunary?

Close synonyms include translunar, superlunar, superlunary, translunar, superlunar. 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 translunary a common word?

translunary 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.