noun
Meaning 1
The property of being moody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
moodiness
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/ˈmuːdɪnəs/
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noun
Meaning 2
having temperamental and changeable moods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: disposition, temperament
noun
Meaning 3
a sullen gloomy feeling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ill humor, ill humour, distemper
Narrower terms: moroseness, glumness, sullenness
History
Etymology
Either inherited from Middle English modinesse (“pride”), from Old English mōdiġnes, or formed anew from moody + -ness.