moody

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old English mōdiġ ‎(“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz ‎(“courageous”). Cognate with Dutch moedig, German mutig, Swedish modig.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːdi/
• Rhymes: -uːdi

AdjectiveEdit

moody ‎(comparative moodier, superlative moodiest)

1. Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
2. sulky or depressed
3. dour, gloomy or brooding
4. (slang) dodgy or stolen

TranslationsEdit

Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental

• Czech: náladový
• Finnish: ailahteleva, oikukas (fi)
• French: lunatique (fr)

• German: launisch (de)
• Italian: umorale (it)
• Norman: leuné
• Spanish: temperamental

sulky or depressed

• Finnish: synkkä (fi), apea (fi)
• French: mélancolique (fr)

• German: mürrisch (de)
• Indonesian: murung (id)
• Maori: haumāruru
• Scottish Gaelic: dubhach, gruamach
• Sundanese: angluh

dour, gloomy or brooding

• Finnish: synkkä (fi)
• French: lugubre (fr), taciturne (fr), mélancolique (fr)

• German: schwermütig
• Indonesian: murung (id)
• Scottish Gaelic: dubhach, gruamach
• Sundanese: angluh

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