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Moody vs Glum - What's the difference?

moody | glum |

As adjectives the difference between moody and glum

is that moody is given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental while glum is despondent; moody; sullen.

As a verb glum is

(obsolete) to look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.

As a noun glum is

(obsolete) sullenness.

moody

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
  • sulky or depressed
  • dour, gloomy or brooding
  • (slang) dodgy or stolen

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    glum

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) glomen, glommen, glomben, . More at (l).

    Verb

    (glumm)
  • (obsolete) To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
    • (Hawes)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) sullenness
    • (Skelton)

    Etymology 2

    Probably from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (glummer)
  • despondent; moody; sullen
  • * Thackeray
    • I frighten people by my glum face.