noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The property of being moody. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   having temperamental and changeable moods wordnet
3. 3
   a sullen gloomy feeling wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

arbitrarinessbouderiecapricecapriciousnesscrankinesscrotchetiness

Etymology

Either inherited from Middle English modinesse (“pride”), from Old English mōdiġnes, or formed anew from moody + -ness.

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