moody
/ˈmuːdi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
name
A surname.
name
A number of places in the United States:
name
A number of places in the United States:
name
A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "How now? moodie? / What is't thou canſt demand?"
- "There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the views can resemble a painting by Turner - only you don't have to go to the National Gallery to see this, it's brought to your seat on a train."
- "Both Garry and Wally were dressed in dodgy suits and looked ready to hit the streets of Peckham to sell moody goods."
Etymology
From Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”). By surface analysis, mood + -y.