WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mood•y /ˈmudi/USA pronunciation
adj., -i•er, -i•est.
mood•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- (of a person) changing one's moods:She's very moody: one minute she's happy, the next minute, sad.
- unhappy; gloomy or sullen;
depressed:moody since he lost his job. - expressing such a mood:a moody silence.
mood•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
mood•y
(mo̅o̅′dē),USA pronunciation adj., mood•i•er, mood•i•est.
mood′i•ly, adv.
mood′i•ness, n.
Moo•dy (mo̅o̅′dē),USA pronunciation n.William Vaughn
(vôn),USA pronunciation 1869–1910, U.S. poet and playwright.
- 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.
- Middle English mody, Old English mōdig. See mood1, -y1 bef. 900
mood′i•ness, n.
- 1. sulky, morose, brooding; glowering.
Moo•dy (mo̅o̅′dē),USA pronunciation n.
- BiographicalHelen Wills. See Wills, Helen Newington.
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