moody
Prone to sulking
Moody describes someone whose emotional state shifts unpredictably, often toward gloom or irritability.
A moody teenager might be cheerful one moment and sullen the next.
The word suggests emotional volatility rather than a single mood: He's been moody all week.
Moody weather or moody lighting creates an atmospheric, somber effect. (Capitalized Moody is a surname.)
Prone to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- changeableCapable of alteration
capricious · fickle · impulsive · variable · fluctuating · tempestuous · inconstant · uneven
Anxiously dwelling on something
sulky · pouty · withdrawn · uncommunicative · resentful · unresponsive · silent · frowning
Of the surroundings
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- shadowyObscured by darkness
haunting · nocturnal · chiaroscuro · ominous · foreboding · misty · dim · sombre
Irritable in temperament
- snappyQuick and clever
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- touchyEasily upset or offended
peevish · tetchy · petulant · fretful · querulous · short-tempered · impatient · edgy
Inclined to deep thought
- reflectiveCasting back light
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
thoughtful · withdrawn · quiet · inward · self-absorbed · preoccupied · ruminative · philosophical
mercurial
Prone to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
changeable · capricious · fickle · impulsive · variable · fluctuating · tempestuous · inconstant · uneven · unstable
brooding
Anxiously dwelling on something
surly · sulky · pouty · withdrawn · uncommunicative · resentful · unresponsive · silent · frowning · unsmiling
ambient
Of the surroundings
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
shadowy · haunting · nocturnal · chiaroscuro · ominous · foreboding · misty · dim · sombre · gothic
grumpy
Irritable in temperament
touchy · peevish · tetchy · petulant · fretful · querulous · short-tempered · impatient · edgy · fractious
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
- reflectiveCasting back light
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
brooding · thoughtful · withdrawn · quiet · inward · self-absorbed · preoccupied · ruminative · philosophical · distant
sad
Emotionally low
blue · heavy-hearted · dejected · mournful · forlorn · sorrowful · despondent · somber · tearful · doleful
- emotionaldramatic, hysterical, weepy, tearful, melodramatic
- negative tonesangry, bitter, cynical, hostile, resentful
- slang moodsbummed, chill, cranky, edgy, grumpy
- slang traitsbossy, brainy, bubbly, chatty, cheeky
- art termspainting, sculpture, drawing, portrait, landscape
- Byronic Herobrooding, tormented, mysterious, rebellious, passionate
moodyeven-tempered
Reliably calm disposition
stable · even-keeled · steady · equable · consistent
- bad moodIrritable emotional state
- in the moodEmotionally ready, wanting something
- mood swingsAbrupt temperament changes
- mood stabilizerDrug regulating emotional fluctuations
- foul mood
- mood boardVisual inspiration collection