Etymology

moodiness

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Today it means: The property of being moody. Full definition →

Middle English modinesse ← Old English mōdiġnes
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  1. Old English · inherited frommōdiġnes
  2. Middle English · inherited frommodinesse“pride”
  3. English todaymoodiness

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

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