Moody

/'mu:di/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Subject to frequent changes in mood; temperamental: Describes a person whose emotions shift often and unpredictably.
    • Expressing or suggesting a gloomy, sullen, or melancholic state of mind: Describes a dark, brooding, or ill-humored atmosphere, appearance, or silence.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • She can be very moody; happy one minute and sad the next.
    • He gave a moody response and left the room.
    • The artist is known for his moody and atmospheric paintings.
Advanced Usage
  • "Moody silence": A silence that feels heavy, brooding, or filled with unspoken negative emotion.
    • After the argument, he lapsed into a moody silence.
  • "Moody landscape": A landscape (in art or description) that evokes a somber, dark, or melancholic feeling.
    • The film is famous for its shots of moody, rain-swept moors.
Variants and Related Words
  • Moodily (adverb): In a moody manner.
    • He stared moodily out the window.
  • Moodiness (noun): The state or quality of being moody.
    • Her moodiness made her difficult to be around.
Synonyms
  • Temperamental: Prone to erratic changes of mood.
  • Sullen: Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.
  • Morose: Sullen and ill-tempered.
  • Saturnine: Slow and gloomy; melancholic.
  • Brooding: Showing deep unhappiness of thought.
Antonyms
  • Even-tempered: Not easily annoyed or excited.
  • Cheerful: Noticeably happy and optimistic.
  • Stable: Not likely to change or fail; steady.
Related Phrases
  • In a moody state: Experiencing a period of being moody.
    • She's been in a moody state all week.
  • Moody and withdrawn: Describing someone who is both sullen and unsociable.
    • Since the news, he's become moody and withdrawn.
Adjective
  1. subject to sharply varying moods
    • a temperamental opera singer
  2. showing a brooding ill humor
    • a dark scowl
    • the proverbially dour New England Puritan
    • a glum, hopeless shrug
    • he sat in moody silence
    • a morose and unsociable manner
    • a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius- Bruce Bliven
    • a sour temper
    • a sullen crowd
Noun
  1. United States evangelist (1837-1899)
  2. United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

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