English Explanatory Dictionary

moody

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
  2. Sulky or depressed.
  3. Dour, gloomy or brooding.
  4. Of dubious origin; counterfeit or stolen.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A city in St. Clair County, Alabama.
  4. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana.
  5. An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.
  6. A city in McLennan County, Texas.
  7. A locality on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈmuːdi/ En-au-moody.ogg /ˈmudi/

Word forms

moody moodier moodiest moodie Mowdy

Etymology

From Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”). By surface analysis, mood + -y.

Synonyms

capricious fickle miserable unhappy atrabiliary atrabilious blitheless dispirited blue bummed out chapfallen cheerless chopfallen crestfallen cut up damp dejected depressed despondent disgruntled disconsolate disheartened dismal doleful dolesome down down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted downsome dull elegiac elegious forlorn gloomy glum grief-stricken grieving heavy-hearted heartsore heartsick inconsolable infelicitous jawfallen joyless lachrymose lamentful low low-spirited lugubrious lumpish melancholic melancholy moody mopey morose mournful passionate plaintive

Derived words

moodily moodiness overmoody Kac-Moody algebra Moody chart Moody County Moody diagram Port Moody
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