full moon

noun

: the moon with its whole apparent disk illuminated

Examples of full moon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

July is full of celestial occurrences, including a comet, visible planets and a full moon named after an animal. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Each image taken by the 3,200-megapixel camera – the largest of its kind in the world – covers an area on the sky as big as 45 full moons, according to astronomers. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026

The glowing ribbon of the Milky Way tumbles directly through this cosmic triangle before arcing towards the southern horizon, though its diffuse light will be hidden behind a veil of moonlight on the night of the full moon. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026

In 2026, however, the nearly full moon will wash out many fainter meteors, so face away from the moon and be patient — bright fireballs are possible. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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