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Moodiness

The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods.

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Disposition 76% connected

The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

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Distemper 76% connected

To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.

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Temperament 76% connected

Internal constitution; state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities, or constituent parts.

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Glumness 76% connected

Moodiness; sullenness.

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Moroseness 76% connected

Sourness of temper; sulenness.

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Moody 74% connected

Subject to varying moods, especially to states of mind which are unamiable or depressed.

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Moody 74% connected

Subject to varying moods, especially to states of mind which are unamiable or depressed.

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keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"

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Care noun · 84% connection

a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife"

Used in the same subject area: Emotion and tone, Environmental science, Negative emotions.
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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Arena noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Account payable noun · 78% connection

a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match receivables and pay…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Accountability noun · 78% connection

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Acquit verb · 78% connection

To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Acquittance noun · 78% connection

The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Alive adjective · 78% connection

(followed by ‘to’ or ‘of’) aware of; "is alive to the moods of others"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Amenableness noun · 78% connection

The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Amovability noun · 78% connection

Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Conjugate verb · 78% connection

To inflect (a verb), or give in order the forms which it assumed in its several voices, moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Convulsion noun · 78% connection

Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Corruptibility noun · 78% connection

The quality of being corruptible; the possibility or liability of being corrupted; corruptibleness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Crankness noun · 78% connection

Liability to be overset; -- said of a ship or other vessel.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: moody, specifically, liability, strange, violent.
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Danger noun · 78% connection

Power to harm; subjection or liability to penalty.

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