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Added 9 October 2026

moody

/ˈmuːdi/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about moody at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998).
United States evangelist (1837-1899).

adjective

Showing a brooding ill humor.
a dark scowl
Subject to sharply varying moods.
a temperamental opera singer

Origin

From Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”). By surface analysis, mood + -y.

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