moody | ||
1. | [ adjective ] showing a brooding ill humor | |
Synonyms: | sullen morose glowering glum dour sour saturnine dark | |
Examples: | "a dark scowl" "the proverbially dour New England Puritan" "a glum, hopeless shrug" "in moody silence" "a morose and unsociable manner" "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven "a sour temper" |
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Related terms: | ill-natured | |
2. | [ noun ] (religion,Christianity) United States evangelist (1837-1899) | |
Synonyms: | dwight_lyman_moody | |
Related terms: | evangelist | |
3. | [ noun ] (sport,tennis,games) United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906) | |
Synonyms: | helen_wills helen_wills_moody helen_newington_wills | |
Related terms: | tennis_player | |
4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 401 | |
5. | [ adjective ] subject to sharply varying moods | |
Synonyms: | temperamental | |
Examples: | "a temperamental opera singer" |
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Related terms: | emotional | |
Similar spelling: |
Mood Mowdy Moudy mod Mode Moad motto mothy Moodie mot moiety |