mody

See also: Mody

English

Etymology

mode +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -əʊdi

Adjective

mody (comparative more mody, superlative most mody)

  1. (dated) modish; fashionable

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “mody”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English mōdiġ, from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz; equivalent to mode +‎ -y.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːdiː/

Adjective

mody (comparative modyere)

  1. Boastful, conceited, arrogant, or vain; displaying pride.
  2. Furious; causing conflict, war, or strife.
  3. Courageous, mighty, glorious; praiseworthy.
  4. (rare) Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary.
  5. (rare) Over-the-top, ornamented.

Descendants
  • English: moody
  • Scots: muidie

References

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.dɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdɨ
  • Syllabification: mo‧dy

Noun

mody f

  1. inflection of moda:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish młody.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔdɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdɪ
  • Syllabification: mo‧dy

Adjective

mody

  1. young
    Antonym: stary

Declension
Declension of mody
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine virile nonvirile
nominative mody mode modŏ modzi mode
genitive modego modyj modych
dative modymu modyj modym
accusative animate modego mode modõ modych mode
inanimate mody
instrumental modym modōm modymi
locative modym modyj modych
vocative mody mode modŏ modzi mode

Derived terms
noun
  • modość

Further reading
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