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The synonyms of “Moody” are: temperamental, dark, dour, glowering, glum, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen, unpredictable, emotional, volatile, capricious, changeable, mercurial, unstable, fickle, flighty, inconstant, undependable, unsteady, erratic, fitful, impulsive, helen newington wills, helen wills, helen wills moody, dwight lyman moody
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “moody” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| dwight lyman moody | United States tennis player who dominated women’s tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998. |
| helen newington wills | A legal document declaring a person’s wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die. |
| helen wills | The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention- George Meredith. |
| helen wills moody | A fixed and persistent intent or purpose. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “moody” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| capricious | Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour. Authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious. |
| changeable | Such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change. A changeable climate. |
| dark | Having a dark hue. Dark colors like wine red or navy blue. |
| dour | Stubbornly unyielding. The proverbially dour New England Puritan. |
| emotional | Of more than usual emotion. An emotional speech. |
| erratic | Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable. Her breathing was erratic. |
| fickle | Changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties or affections. Fickle friends. |
| fitful | Occurring in spells and often abruptly. Business was fitful. |
| flighty | Guided by whim and fancy. Flighty young girls. |
| glowering | Showing a brooding ill humor. |
| glum | Showing a brooding ill humor- Bruce Bli. The princess looked glum but later cheered up. |
| impulsive | Acting or done without forethought. Liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers. |
| inconstant | Likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable- Shakespeare. Inconstant affections. |
| mercurial | Relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury. His mercurial temperament. |
| morose | Showing a brooding ill humor. A morose and unsociable manner. |
| saturnine | (of a person or their manner) gloomy. The face was saturnine and swarthy and the sensual lips twisted with disdain. |
| sour | Showing a brooding ill humor- Bruce Bli. Her breath was always sour. |
| sullen | Darkened by clouds. A sullen crowd. |
| temperamental | Likely to perform unpredictably- Osbert Lancaster. That beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute. |
| undependable | Not trustworthy and reliable. Evidence is scarce and often undependable. |
| unpredictable | Unknown in advance. An unpredictable or indeterminable future. |
| unstable | Likely to change or fail; not firmly established. His rather unstable religious convictions. |
| unsteady | Liable to fall or shake; not steady in position. Nathan pushed the mug into her unsteady hand. |
| volatile | Liable to lead to sudden change or violence. Volatile emotions. |
| affective | Denoting or relating to mental disorders in which disturbance of mood is the primary symptom. Affective disorders. |
| blond | Being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes. Blond Scandinavians. |
| cathartic | Providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions; causing catharsis. Crying is a cathartic release. |
| cheerless | Causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy. Something cheerless about the room. |
| cognition | A perception sensation idea or intuition resulting from the process of cognition. |
| depressed | Lower than previously. A depressed fracture of the skull. |
| dismal | Causing dejection. He shuddered as he watched his team s dismal performance. |
| dreary | Depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive. A series of dreary dinner parties. |
| emotional | Arousing or characterized by intense feeling. He was a strongly emotional young man. |
| erratic | Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable. Her breathing was erratic. |
| feeling | A sensitivity to or intuitive understanding of. He had a great feeling for music. |
| gloomy | Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening. Gloomy predictions. |
| joyless | Not experiencing or inspiring joy. Joyless evenings. |
| maladjustment | Failure to cope with the demands of a normal social environment. Children of parents with chronic illness are at risk of psychological maladjustment. |
| maudlin | (of a book, film, or song) highly sentimental. A bout of maudlin self pity. |
| mawkish | Sentimental in an exaggerated or false way. The mawkish smell of warm beer. |
| melancholy | A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy. Growing more melancholy every hour. |
| mood | The atmosphere or pervading tone of something. He was obviously in a mood. |
| moodiness | Having temperamental and changeable moods. |
| pathos | A style that has the power to evoke feelings. The film captured all the pathos of their situation. |
| poignancy | A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow. A moment of extraordinary poignancy. |
| psychological | Of, affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a person. Psychological warfare. |
| saturnine | Relating to lead. A saturnine setting. |
| sensibility | Refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions. The study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility. |
| sensitiveness | The ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment. The sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth. |
| sentiment | Exaggerated and self-indulgent feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. Public sentiment was on the side of reform. |
| somber | Lacking brightness or color; dull. A somber mood. |
| temperamental | (of a person) liable to unreasonable changes of mood. A temperamental film star. |
| touched | Being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion. The star said he was very touched to receive his medal. |
| unsentimental | Facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination. The speeches were short and unsentimental. |
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