moody
/'mu:di/
Definition
- 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- Moody and withdrawn: Describing someone who is both sullen and unsociable.
- Since the news, he's become moody and withdrawn.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
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subject to sharply varying moods
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a temperamental opera singer
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showing a brooding ill humor
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a dark scowl
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the proverbially dour New England Puritan
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a glum, hopeless shrug
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he sat in moody silence
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a morose and unsociable manner
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a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius- Bruce Bliven
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a sour temper
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a sullen crowd
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Noun
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United States evangelist (1837-1899)
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United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
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