Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mopey

/ˈmoʊpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: mopey
IPA: /ˈmoʊpi/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.

Example Sentences

"[T]hat is partly owing . . . to young Alexis having been desultory and mopy of late—not taking the interest in his music he did."
"He got mopy and melancholy, and couldn't or wouldn't work."
"In the 1980s, liberals nursed the fear that we really might be dwelling in an irrelevant cul-de-sac outside of the majority American culture. That kept us sullen and mopey."

Etymology

Etymology tree English mope Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mopey From mope + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmoʊpi/
British English: /ˈməʊpɪ/

Inflected Forms

mopier (comparative) mopiest (superlative) mopy (alternative)

Synonyms

listless unhappy adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool shiftless dispassionate dull

Rhymes With

opie soapy hopi dopey gopi topi sinope ropy soapie slopy gropy

Questions

How do you pronounce mopey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊpi/.
What does mopey mean?: Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.
Where does mopey come from?: Etymology tree English mope Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mopey From mope + -y.

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