Definition of Moodiness

1. Noun. A sullen gloomy feeling.

Generic synonyms: Distemper, Ill Humor, Ill Humour
Specialized synonyms: Glumness, Moroseness, Sullenness
Derivative terms: Moody

2. Noun. Having temperamental and changeable moods.
Generic synonyms: Disposition, Temperament
Derivative terms: Moody

Definition of Moodiness

1. n. The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods.

Definition of Moodiness

1. Noun. The property of being moody. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moodiness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moodiness

mood
mood-congruent hallucination
mood-incongruent hallucination
mood disorders
mood message
mood ring
mood rings
mood swing
mooder
mooders
moodied
moodier
moodies
moodiest
moodily
moodiness (current term)
moodinesses
moodir
moodirs
moodish
moodishly
moodle
moodled
moodles
moodling
moods
moody
moodying
mooed
mooer

Literary usage of Moodiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"... and he became a sort of misanthrope and lived mostly alone in his cabin, avoiding his fellows and nursing an old age of moodiness and dissatisfaction. ..."

2. The Care of the Body by Francis Cavanagh (1907)
"... ailments with which it has apparently little concern—Carlyle as an eye " case "—" Dyspepsia "—De Quincey like Carlyle—" Sick headaches," moodiness, &c. ..."

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