MOODY
What does "MOODY" mean?
Prone to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood, often gloomy or irritable.
Meanings
- Given to gloomy, sullen, or quickly shifting moods. He grew moody and silent whenever the subject came up.
- Evoking or expressing a strong, often melancholy, atmosphere. The film's moody lighting made every alley feel dangerous.
Did you know?
- 'Moody' once meant brave: its Old English root 'modig' described a bold, high-spirited person, and only over centuries did the word slump into 'sulky'.
Word origin
From Old English 'modig', 'brave, proud, high-spirited', from 'mod' ('mind, heart, spirit'); over centuries the sense slid from bold-spirited to ill-tempered.
Remember it
MOODY is MOOD plus a doubled 'O' - two big round eyes that change with every passing mood.
A little poem
Bright, then a cloud comes -
no wind, no reason given,
the whole sky goes grey.
haiku
Wordplay
- The photographer only shoots in fog and shadow. People call her moody - but it's just her best lighting.
What it teaches
A word that once praised courage now scolds the same intensity - the heart was always the source.
Quick facts
What does MOODY mean?
Prone to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood, often gloomy or irritable.
Is MOODY a valid word?
Yes — MOODY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MOODY?
MOODY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MOODY come from?
From Old English 'modig', 'brave, proud, high-spirited', from 'mod' ('mind, heart, spirit'); over centuries the sense slid from bold-spirited to ill-tempered.
What can MOODY teach us?
A word that once praised courage now scolds the same intensity - the heart was always the source.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.