moody

adjective

ˈmü-dē 

moodier; moodiest

1

: subject to depression : gloomy

2

: subject to moods : temperamental

3

: expressive of a mood

moodily

ˈmü-də-lē 

adverb

moodiness

ˈmü-dē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• temperamental

Examples of moody in a Sentence

I don't know why I get so moody sometimes.

She's a moody woman—she can be happy one minute and angry the next.

The room's moody lighting suggested mystery and romance.

Recent Examples on the Web

The meticulous attention to detail on the Chinatown apartment sets didn’t just mirror the moody atmosphere of a Wong Kar-Wai film; the to-scale smallness of the apartments demanded Segal shoot pieces of it like a Wong Kar-Wai film. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024

The primary architect of the album’s lush, moody sound was Washington, D.C. native Chucky Thompson, one of the most talented members of Bad Boy’s Hitmen production team. —Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 Nov. 2024

Partly owing to this patina, the spaces were cinematically moody. —Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024

Its story is already dark and moody with themes of death, grief, deceit, revenge and bug-eating. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

moody

adjective

ˈmüd-ē 

moodier; moodiest

1

: frequently influenced by moods

especially : affected by changeable and gloomy moods or bad temper

2

: expressing a mood

a moody face

moodily

ˈmüd-ᵊl-ē 

adverb

moodiness

ˈmüd-ē-nəs 

noun

Biographical Definition

Moody

biographical name

Moo·​dy ˈmü-dē 

Dwight Lyman 1837–1899 American evangelist