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- [moo-dee]
- /ˈmu di/
- /ˈmuː.di/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moo-dee]
- /ˈmu di/
Definitions of moody word
- adjective moody given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored. 1
- adjective moody proceeding from or showing such a mood: a moody silence. 1
- adjective moody expressing or exhibiting sharply varying moods; temperamental. 1
- noun moody Dwight Lyman [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1837–99, U.S. evangelist. 1
- noun moody Helen Wills, Wills, Helen Newington. 1
- noun moody William Vaughn [vawn] /vɔn/ (Show IPA), 1869–1910, U.S. poet and playwright. 1
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Origin of moody
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mody, Old English mōdig. See mood1, -y1
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Parts of speech for Moody
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
moody popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
moody usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for moody
adj moody
- downcast — directed downward, as the eyes.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- sulky — marked by or given to sulking; sullen.
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
adjective moody
- temperamental — having or exhibiting a strongly marked, individual temperament.
- grumpy — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- unstable — not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- crabby — Someone who is crabby is bad-tempered and unpleasant to people.
- erratic — Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
Antonyms for moody
adj moody
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- overjoyed — to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
adjective moody
- stable — a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- predictable — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
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