broody

broody

adjective \ˈbrü-dē\

Definition of BROODY

1

: being in a state of readiness to brood eggs that is characterized by cessation of laying and by marked changes in behavior and physiology <a broody hen>

2

: given or conducive to introspection : contemplative, moody

— brood·i·ness noun

Examples of BROODY

1. a movie with a dark and broody atmosphere
2. <he spent a long, broody weekend trying to figure out where his relationship with his girlfriend was headed>

First Known Use of BROODY

1523

Related to BROODY

Synonyms

contemplative, cogitative, meditative, melancholy, musing, pensive, reflective, ruminant, ruminative, thoughtful

Antonyms

unreflective

Related Words

introspective, retrospective, self-reflective; earnest, grave, sedate, serious, serious-minded, severe, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre), weighty; philosophical (also philosophic); analytic (or analytical), logical, rational; deliberate, purposeful; absentminded, abstracted, preoccupied

Near Antonyms

featherbrained, flighty, flippant, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, scatterbrained; brainless, mindless, silly, thoughtless, unthinking

Rhymes with BROODY

moody