moodiness

moodiness
moodiness (n.) O.E. modignes "pride, passion, anger;" see MOODY (Cf. moody) + -NESS (Cf. -ness). Meaning "condition of being moody" is from 1858.

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  • Moodiness — Mood i*ness, n. The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moodiness — moody ► ADJECTIVE (moodier, moodiest) 1) given to sudden bouts of gloominess or sullenness. 2) giving a melancholy or mysterious impression. DERIVATIVES moodily adverb moodiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • moodiness — noun see moody …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • moodiness — See moodily. * * * …   Universalium

  • moodiness — noun The property of being moody …   Wiktionary

  • moodiness — Synonyms and related words: arbitrariness, bouderie, caprice, capriciousness, crankiness, crotchetiness, dejection, desultoriness, deviability, dumpishness, eccentricity, erraticism, fancifulness, fantasticality, fickleness, flightiness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • moodiness — sb. O. and N. 1403 …   Oldest English Words

  • moodiness — mood·i·ness || muːdɪnɪs n. moody temperament, tendency toward mood swings …   English contemporary dictionary

  • moodiness — mood·i·ness …   English syllables

  • moodiness — See: moody …   English dictionary

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