Dictionary.com

moody

[ moo-dee ]
/ ˈmu di /
Save This Word!

adjective, mood·i·er, mood·i·est.
given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.
proceeding from or showing such a mood: a moody silence.
expressing or exhibiting sharply varying moods; temperamental.

OTHER WORDS FOR moody

1 sulky, morose, brooding; glowering.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as


Origin of moody

before 900; Middle English mody,Old English mƍdig.See mood1, -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM moody

mood·i·ly, adverbmood·i·ness, nounun·mood·y, adjective

Other definitions for moody (2 of 2)

Moody
[ moo-dee ]
/ ˈmu di /

noun
Dwight Ly·man [lahy-muhn], /ˈlaÉȘ mən/, 1837–99, U.S. evangelist.
Helen Wills. Wills, Helen Newington.
William Vaughn [vawn], /vɔn/, 1869–1910, U.S. poet and playwright.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use moody in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for moody (1 of 2)

moody
/ (ˈmuːdÉȘ) /

adjective moodier or moodiest
sullen, sulky, or gloomy
temperamental or changeable

Derived forms of moody

moodily, adverbmoodiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for moody (2 of 2)

Moody
/ (ˈmuːdÉȘ) /

noun
Dwight Lyman. 1837–99, US evangelist and hymnodist, noted for his revivalist campaigns in Britain and the US with I. D. Sankey
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK