Definition of moody in English:

moody

adjectivemoodiest, moodier ˈmuːdiˈmudi

1(of a person) given to unpredictable changes of mood, especially sudden bouts of gloominess or sullenness.
（人）情绪多变的；喜怒无常的
his moody adolescent brother
她认识了他喜怒无常的少年兄弟。
Example sentencesExamples
- For the next two days she was moody and irritable, and each night she drank herself to sleep.
- He's really not a bad catch at all, she thought, but of course, he's moody and mean too.
- They bend backwards to please guests some of whom are very grumpy, moody and complain about anything.
- It was probably either a misunderstanding or she was moody for another, unrelated reason.
- I love her, but at the moment she's moody, distant and unreachable.
- The Christmas season was upon us and all I had was my disowned sister and moody boyfriend.
- She's childish, sullen, moody and volatile, prone to outbursts of jealousy, weeping, rage and laughter.
- He also didn't seem paralysed, and while he was oddly moody in his last weeks, nothing seemed physically wrong.
- Come to think of it, she was extra moody yesterday after she came back from lunch with Casey!
- I didn't know why I was so moody and inclined to anger towards Will, but I couldn't help it.
- He was moody lately but somehow he just could not shrug off the black cloud that was hovering over him.
- She was moody and grumpy while her parents made their best efforts to be cheerful.
- Ruth is always moody when she's cleaning, it make me wonder why she took this job in the first place.
- Rewinding to the beginning of her own story, we find an averagely moody teenager not doing well at school.
- He was miserable and moody, frustrated and just plain rude, insulting anyone who gave him the slightest reason.
- I can be extremely moody when in close contact with one other person.
- We tend to fuss and complain about it, we are moody and irritable: it can get scary even for us.
- She says that she is very moody and goes from laughing to swearing in seconds.
- The smell in the wards and the moody patients made him keep his distance and caused him to lose his appetite for lunch.
- He can be quite moody - a lot of people are very loyal to him but a lot of other people found him very frustrating.
Synonyms
unpredictable, temperamental, emotional, volatile, capricious, changeable, mercurial, unstable, fickle, flighty, inconstant, undependable, unsteady, erratic, fitful, impulsive
sullen, sulky, morose, gloomy, glum, moping, mopey, mopish, depressed, dejected, despondent, blue, melancholic, doleful, dour, dismal, sour, saturnine, lugubrious, introspective
informal down in the dumps, down in the mouth
Northern English informal mardy
informal, dated mumpish
archaic kittle
1. 1.1 Giving an impression of melancholy or mystery.
  郁郁寡欢的；神秘莫测的
  grainy film which gives a soft, moody effect
  给人以柔软、神秘感的粒面胶片。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There was lots of moody piano, haunting baselines and dark, jazzy, horn-filled grooves.
  Even songs like The Joker sound moody and soulful.
  The locale is timeless, exotic and mysterious, and the light moody and evocative.
  The great voice talent, moody score, and zippy sound effects work well together.
  The single large figure sprawls diagonally across the canvas in dark, moody browns and blues.
  More than other parrot species, Amazons are well known for their strong or often moody characters.
  However, this is a great album, very dark at times, and moody and atmospheric throughout.
  Dark and moody, these compositions provided the blueprint for his first main solo project.
  The poem touches on loss, and has its own moody tinge, but an unmitigated sadness is not the effect.
  She merely offered him a moody look, eyes dark, expression dour.
  They're equally comfortable with energetic rock as they are with slow, moody and melancholy tunes.
  We begin in a dark, moody place, and proceed to brood for three-quarters of an hour.
  The lighting also adds to the stage show feel with scorching searchlights and moody spots, used to great effect for the real deep blues numbers.
  It's a moody album that has a definite dark edge which actually translates really well onstage.
  Blacks and shadow have great depth and detail with none of the moody lighting or fog effects lost.
  The postcard itself was a moody affair, a dark sepia scene of a cityscape that was gloom itself.
  It's dark and moody, yet one of the most impressive releases so far this year.

Derivatives

moodily

adverb ˈmuːdɪli

I sit in the back, moodily, wishing I was elsewhere.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'd much rather stare moodily out a window than make small talk.
- ‘You didn't even let me finish,’ he complained and scrunched up his pillow moodily before falling into sleep.
- He mooched up and down on the gravel path, moodily kicking the gravel and giving a good impersonation of a teenager looking for trouble.
- ‘You heard me,’ He spoke moodily, not bothering to look at me.

moodiness

noun ˈmuːdɪnəsˈmudinəs

However, the classic symptoms of drug mis-use are having unusually late hours, moodiness and secretive behaviour.
Example sentencesExamples
- At first, she passed off her constant tiredness, apathy, sleeping problems, clumsiness and increasingly grouchy moodiness to overwork.
- There's no moodiness here, just some great drumming from a new drummer, a steady bassline and some great guitar work.
- A lack of sleep may lead to moodiness, irritability and a tendency to fly off the handle.
- We will try not to let anger, resentment, or moodiness get the upper hand in the atmosphere of our home.

Origin

Old English mōdig 'brave or wilful' (see mood¹, -y¹).

In Anglo-Saxon times if you were moody you were brave, passionate, or strong-willed. The word came from mod source of mood, which had a range of meanings including ‘mind’, ‘thought,’ and ‘fierceness’. From this moody developed to mean ‘angry’ and by the 13th century had developed the modern sense.

Rhymes

broody, foodie, Judy, Rudi, Trudy, Yehudi

Definition of moody in US English:

moody

adjectiveˈmo͞odēˈmudi

1(of a person) given to unpredictable changes of mood, especially sudden bouts of gloominess or sullenness.
（人）情绪多变的；喜怒无常的
she met his moody adolescent brother
她认识了他喜怒无常的少年兄弟。
Example sentencesExamples
- She's childish, sullen, moody and volatile, prone to outbursts of jealousy, weeping, rage and laughter.
- The smell in the wards and the moody patients made him keep his distance and caused him to lose his appetite for lunch.
- I love her, but at the moment she's moody, distant and unreachable.
- He was moody lately but somehow he just could not shrug off the black cloud that was hovering over him.
- He can be quite moody - a lot of people are very loyal to him but a lot of other people found him very frustrating.
- He's really not a bad catch at all, she thought, but of course, he's moody and mean too.
- Ruth is always moody when she's cleaning, it make me wonder why she took this job in the first place.
- The Christmas season was upon us and all I had was my disowned sister and moody boyfriend.
- Rewinding to the beginning of her own story, we find an averagely moody teenager not doing well at school.
- They bend backwards to please guests some of whom are very grumpy, moody and complain about anything.
- She says that she is very moody and goes from laughing to swearing in seconds.
- I can be extremely moody when in close contact with one other person.
- He was miserable and moody, frustrated and just plain rude, insulting anyone who gave him the slightest reason.
- I didn't know why I was so moody and inclined to anger towards Will, but I couldn't help it.
- For the next two days she was moody and irritable, and each night she drank herself to sleep.
- He also didn't seem paralysed, and while he was oddly moody in his last weeks, nothing seemed physically wrong.
- Come to think of it, she was extra moody yesterday after she came back from lunch with Casey!
- She was moody and grumpy while her parents made their best efforts to be cheerful.
- It was probably either a misunderstanding or she was moody for another, unrelated reason.
- We tend to fuss and complain about it, we are moody and irritable: it can get scary even for us.
Synonyms
unpredictable, temperamental, emotional, volatile, capricious, changeable, mercurial, unstable, fickle, flighty, inconstant, undependable, unsteady, erratic, fitful, impulsive
1. 1.1 Giving an impression of melancholy or mystery.
  郁郁寡欢的；神秘莫测的
  grainy film that gives a soft, moody effect
  给人以柔软、神秘感的粒面胶片。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The lighting also adds to the stage show feel with scorching searchlights and moody spots, used to great effect for the real deep blues numbers.
  They're equally comfortable with energetic rock as they are with slow, moody and melancholy tunes.
  There was lots of moody piano, haunting baselines and dark, jazzy, horn-filled grooves.
  Dark and moody, these compositions provided the blueprint for his first main solo project.
  The postcard itself was a moody affair, a dark sepia scene of a cityscape that was gloom itself.
  It's dark and moody, yet one of the most impressive releases so far this year.
  The locale is timeless, exotic and mysterious, and the light moody and evocative.
  Even songs like The Joker sound moody and soulful.
  She merely offered him a moody look, eyes dark, expression dour.
  More than other parrot species, Amazons are well known for their strong or often moody characters.
  The great voice talent, moody score, and zippy sound effects work well together.
  It's a moody album that has a definite dark edge which actually translates really well onstage.
  Blacks and shadow have great depth and detail with none of the moody lighting or fog effects lost.
  However, this is a great album, very dark at times, and moody and atmospheric throughout.
  The single large figure sprawls diagonally across the canvas in dark, moody browns and blues.
  The poem touches on loss, and has its own moody tinge, but an unmitigated sadness is not the effect.
  We begin in a dark, moody place, and proceed to brood for three-quarters of an hour.

Origin

Old English mōdig ‘brave or willful’ (see mood, -y).

词汇	moody
释义	Definition of moody in English: moody adjectivemoodiest, moodier ˈmuːdiˈmudi 1(of a person) given to unpredictable changes of mood, especially sudden bouts of gloominess or sullenness. （人）情绪多变的；喜怒无常的 his moody adolescent brother 她认识了他喜怒无常的少年兄弟。 Example sentencesExamples For the next two days she was moody and irritable, and each night she drank herself to sleep. He's really not a bad catch at all, she thought, but of course, he's moody and mean too. They bend backwards to please guests some of whom are very grumpy, moody and complain about anything. It was probably either a misunderstanding or she was moody for another, unrelated reason. I love her, but at the moment she's moody, distant and unreachable. The Christmas season was upon us and all I had was my disowned sister and moody boyfriend. She's childish, sullen, moody and volatile, prone to outbursts of jealousy, weeping, rage and laughter. He also didn't seem paralysed, and while he was oddly moody in his last weeks, nothing seemed physically wrong. Come to think of it, she was extra moody yesterday after she came back from lunch with Casey! I didn't know why I was so moody and inclined to anger towards Will, but I couldn't help it. He was moody lately but somehow he just could not shrug off the black cloud that was hovering over him. She was moody and grumpy while her parents made their best efforts to be cheerful. Ruth is always moody when she's cleaning, it make me wonder why she took this job in the first place. Rewinding to the beginning of her own story, we find an averagely moody teenager not doing well at school. He was miserable and moody, frustrated and just plain rude, insulting anyone who gave him the slightest reason. I can be extremely moody when in close contact with one other person. We tend to fuss and complain about it, we are moody and irritable: it can get scary even for us. She says that she is very moody and goes from laughing to swearing in seconds. The smell in the wards and the moody patients made him keep his distance and caused him to lose his appetite for lunch. He can be quite moody - a lot of people are very loyal to him but a lot of other people found him very frustrating. Synonyms unpredictable, temperamental, emotional, volatile, capricious, changeable, mercurial, unstable, fickle, flighty, inconstant, undependable, unsteady, erratic, fitful, impulsive sullen, sulky, morose, gloomy, glum, moping, mopey, mopish, depressed, dejected, despondent, blue, melancholic, doleful, dour, dismal, sour, saturnine, lugubrious, introspective informal down in the dumps, down in the mouth Northern English informal mardy informal, dated mumpish archaic kittle 1.1 Giving an impression of melancholy or mystery. 郁郁寡欢的；神秘莫测的 grainy film which gives a soft, moody effect 给人以柔软、神秘感的粒面胶片。 Example sentencesExamples There was lots of moody piano, haunting baselines and dark, jazzy, horn-filled grooves. Even songs like The Joker sound moody and soulful. The locale is timeless, exotic and mysterious, and the light moody and evocative. The great voice talent, moody score, and zippy sound effects work well together. The single large figure sprawls diagonally across the canvas in dark, moody browns and blues. More than other parrot species, Amazons are well known for their strong or often moody characters. However, this is a great album, very dark at times, and moody and atmospheric throughout. Dark and moody, these compositions provided the blueprint for his first main solo project. The poem touches on loss, and has its own moody tinge, but an unmitigated sadness is not the effect. She merely offered him a moody look, eyes dark, expression dour. They're equally comfortable with energetic rock as they are with slow, moody and melancholy tunes. We begin in a dark, moody place, and proceed to brood for three-quarters of an hour. The lighting also adds to the stage show feel with scorching searchlights and moody spots, used to great effect for the real deep blues numbers. It's a moody album that has a definite dark edge which actually translates really well onstage. Blacks and shadow have great depth and detail with none of the moody lighting or fog effects lost. The postcard itself was a moody affair, a dark sepia scene of a cityscape that was gloom itself. It's dark and moody, yet one of the most impressive releases so far this year. Derivatives moodily adverb ˈmuːdɪli I sit in the back, moodily, wishing I was elsewhere. Example sentencesExamples I'd much rather stare moodily out a window than make small talk. ‘You didn't even let me finish,’ he complained and scrunched up his pillow moodily before falling into sleep. He mooched up and down on the gravel path, moodily kicking the gravel and giving a good impersonation of a teenager looking for trouble. ‘You heard me,’ He spoke moodily, not bothering to look at me. moodiness noun ˈmuːdɪnəsˈmudinəs However, the classic symptoms of drug mis-use are having unusually late hours, moodiness and secretive behaviour. Example sentencesExamples At first, she passed off her constant tiredness, apathy, sleeping problems, clumsiness and increasingly grouchy moodiness to overwork. There's no moodiness here, just some great drumming from a new drummer, a steady bassline and some great guitar work. A lack of sleep may lead to moodiness, irritability and a tendency to fly off the handle. We will try not to let anger, resentment, or moodiness get the upper hand in the atmosphere of our home. Origin Old English mōdig 'brave or wilful' (see mood¹, -y¹). In Anglo-Saxon times if you were moody you were brave, passionate, or strong-willed. The word came from mod source of mood, which had a range of meanings including ‘mind’, ‘thought,’ and ‘fierceness’. From this moody developed to mean ‘angry’ and by the 13th century had developed the modern sense. Rhymes broody, foodie, Judy, Rudi, Trudy, Yehudi Definition of moody in US English: moody adjectiveˈmo͞odēˈmudi 1(of a person) given to unpredictable changes of mood, especially sudden bouts of gloominess or sullenness. （人）情绪多变的；喜怒无常的 she met his moody adolescent brother 她认识了他喜怒无常的少年兄弟。 Example sentencesExamples She's childish, sullen, moody and volatile, prone to outbursts of jealousy, weeping, rage and laughter. The smell in the wards and the moody patients made him keep his distance and caused him to lose his appetite for lunch. I love her, but at the moment she's moody, distant and unreachable. He was moody lately but somehow he just could not shrug off the black cloud that was hovering over him. He can be quite moody - a lot of people are very loyal to him but a lot of other people found him very frustrating. He's really not a bad catch at all, she thought, but of course, he's moody and mean too. Ruth is always moody when she's cleaning, it make me wonder why she took this job in the first place. The Christmas season was upon us and all I had was my disowned sister and moody boyfriend. Rewinding to the beginning of her own story, we find an averagely moody teenager not doing well at school. They bend backwards to please guests some of whom are very grumpy, moody and complain about anything. She says that she is very moody and goes from laughing to swearing in seconds. I can be extremely moody when in close contact with one other person. He was miserable and moody, frustrated and just plain rude, insulting anyone who gave him the slightest reason. I didn't know why I was so moody and inclined to anger towards Will, but I couldn't help it. For the next two days she was moody and irritable, and each night she drank herself to sleep. He also didn't seem paralysed, and while he was oddly moody in his last weeks, nothing seemed physically wrong. Come to think of it, she was extra moody yesterday after she came back from lunch with Casey! She was moody and grumpy while her parents made their best efforts to be cheerful. It was probably either a misunderstanding or she was moody for another, unrelated reason. We tend to fuss and complain about it, we are moody and irritable: it can get scary even for us. Synonyms unpredictable, temperamental, emotional, volatile, capricious, changeable, mercurial, unstable, fickle, flighty, inconstant, undependable, unsteady, erratic, fitful, impulsive 1.1 Giving an impression of melancholy or mystery. 郁郁寡欢的；神秘莫测的 grainy film that gives a soft, moody effect 给人以柔软、神秘感的粒面胶片。 Example sentencesExamples The lighting also adds to the stage show feel with scorching searchlights and moody spots, used to great effect for the real deep blues numbers. They're equally comfortable with energetic rock as they are with slow, moody and melancholy tunes. There was lots of moody piano, haunting baselines and dark, jazzy, horn-filled grooves. Dark and moody, these compositions provided the blueprint for his first main solo project. The postcard itself was a moody affair, a dark sepia scene of a cityscape that was gloom itself. It's dark and moody, yet one of the most impressive releases so far this year. The locale is timeless, exotic and mysterious, and the light moody and evocative. Even songs like The Joker sound moody and soulful. She merely offered him a moody look, eyes dark, expression dour. More than other parrot species, Amazons are well known for their strong or often moody characters. The great voice talent, moody score, and zippy sound effects work well together. It's a moody album that has a definite dark edge which actually translates really well onstage. Blacks and shadow have great depth and detail with none of the moody lighting or fog effects lost. However, this is a great album, very dark at times, and moody and atmospheric throughout. The single large figure sprawls diagonally across the canvas in dark, moody browns and blues. The poem touches on loss, and has its own moody tinge, but an unmitigated sadness is not the effect. We begin in a dark, moody place, and proceed to brood for three-quarters of an hour. Origin Old English mōdig ‘brave or willful’ (see mood, -y).
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