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moodiness

moodiness

5 4.3
Frequent changes in feelings that make someone sad, angry, or sulky
  • noun
  • /ˈmuːdɪnəs/
translation icon : cambios de humor
  • Sulking Queen Mariana, who cannot abide Philip's moodiness,
  • moodiness and depression
  • moodiness and irritability
  • moodiness and anxiety

But not like being horrible to him, clearly, like moodiness.

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Examples

  • Her moodiness often made it difficult for her friends to plan activities with her.

  • P212 Joshua had little time to worry about Lydia's moodiness and her sudden flight.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Especially people who have known me and my moodiness for a long time.

    Blog text (7)

  • How do they send someone home early for moodiness?

    We Bought a Zoo (2011)

  • In moments of moodiness, some young children said, 'I can't do it; it is too difficult for me.'

    Academic text (2014)

  • We have been off and on for two years (because of his moodiness).

    Blog text (1)

  • But their moodiness and self-absorption can be infectious, too.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Sometimes it's the desire to overachieve and impress others that brings on the moodiness and depression.

    Blog text (13)

  • I also experienced moodiness, up-and-down emotions, but nothing worse than having PMS, oh, and very annoying lower back pain.

    Blog text (5)

  • I've been an emotional wreck, suffering from massive migraines, nausea, moodiness, and anxiety.

    Blog text (5)

Synonyms

crankiness
vsmoodiness
3 6.0

Being easily annoyed and acting in odd, fussy ways

is about repeated mood changes rather than a constant fussy or eccentric manner
grumpiness
vsmoodiness
3 4.1

A feeling of being easily annoyed

is the pattern of frequent mood changes that can include such surly periods
sullenness
vsmoodiness
1 7.9

A quiet, gloomy mood that shows anger or hurt

is about repeated mood changes that include gloom and resentment rather than constant gloom
testiness
vsmoodiness
1 7.3

A feeling of being easily annoyed and quick to lose patience

is characterized by frequent shifts between moods, not only steady irritability
lability
vsmoodiness
  • Specialized
1 9.4

A tendency to change quickly, especially in mood or health

is specifically frequent changes in mood, often toward sulky or irritable states
grouchiness
vsmoodiness
1 4.0

A state of being easily annoyed and in a bad mood

is about many mood swings that often produce irritability rather than steady annoyance
temperamental behavior
vsmoodiness
7.2

Sudden unpredictable mood changes that affect how a person acts

is about repeated frequent mood swings often ending in sulky or irritable states
sulkiness
vsmoodiness
5.5

A quiet unhappy mood when someone shows anger or hurt feelings

is about frequent shifts into sulky moods rather than one long sulky state

Antonyms

stability
363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

equanimity
  • Formal
8 8.6

A calm, steady mind when things are difficult

How Moody

unstable
91 4.4
moodiness
5 4.3
temperament
66 4.3

Surface Forms

moodiness singular
moodinesses plural

Morphology

moodiness = moody (transparent) = mood + y + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'moody' denoting the state or quality of being moody.

Etymology

Moodiness comes from mood, an old word meaning 'mind' or 'spirit', plus the ending -ness meaning 'a state'. A helpful image is to think of someone's inner weather changing often, so moodiness is the state of often changing feelings that can make a person sulky, gloomy, or irritable.