full moon

noun

: the moon with its whole apparent disk illuminated

Examples of full moon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Photographer Antonio Ojeda snapped this lovely scene of the full moon rising in Saltillo, Mexico. —Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025

During tonight's event, the full moon will pass through the northern part of Earth's umbra, causing the lower half of the moon (as seen from the Northern Hemisphere) likely to be darker than the upper half. —Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

This month's full moon is also called the Worm Moon. —Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025

The term blood moon also refers to one of the full moons occurring near the beginning of fall, according to NASA. —Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for full moon

• attune
• baboon
• balloon
• bassoon
• buffoon
• cartoon
• cocoon
• festoon
• gaboon
• harpoon
• immune
• impugn

Kids Definition

full moon

noun

: the moon with its whole disk lighted