luna Synonyms
Another word for luna
• noun (Context 1)
The divine personification and goddess of the moon in ancient Roman mythology, corresponding to the Greek goddess Selene; by extension, a poetic or literary name for the Moon itself (usually capitalized as Luna).
"Ancient Roman poets frequently invoked moon as she drove her silver chariot across the night sky."
• noun (Context 2)
A large nocturnal saturniid moth (Actias luna) native to North America, characterized by pale lime-green wings with small eyespots and long, curving hindwing tails (more fully called luna moth).
"Resting on the porch screen beneath the porch light was a magnificent green luna moth with long trailing wing tails."
• noun (Context 3)
An alchemical name for the element silver, historically associated with the moon.
"In medieval alchemical treatises, silver and sol were consistently used to represent silver and gold."