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broody
brood·y B0502100 (bro͞o′dē)adj. brood·i·er, brood·i·est 1. a. Meditative; contemplative.b. Oppressive: "The room's air was broody and sullen, like the season's own, full of storm clouds" (Nicholas Proffitt).2. Disposed to sit on eggs to hatch them: a broody hen.
brood′i·ness n.broody (ˈbruːdɪ) adj, broodier or broodiest1. moody; meditative; introspective2. (Breeds) (of poultry) wishing to sit on or hatch eggs3. informal (of a woman) wishing to have a baby of her own ˈbroodiness nbrood•y (ˈbru di)
adj. brood•i•er, brood•i•est. 1. moody. 2. inclined to sit on eggs: a broody hen. [1505–15] brood′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | broody - a domestic hen ready to broodbrood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitterbiddy, hen - adult female chicken | | Adj. | 1. | broody - physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"oviparous - egg-laying | | 2. | broody - deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminativethoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper" |
Translationsdesiderosa di covaredi avere un bambinomeditabondobroody
Related to broody: broody henSynonyms for broodynoun a domestic hen ready to broodSynonyms- brood hen
- broody hen
- setting hen
- sitter
Related Wordsadj physiologically ready to incubate eggsRelated Wordsadj deeply or seriously thoughtfulSynonyms- brooding
- contemplative
- meditative
- musing
- pensive
- pondering
- reflective
- ruminative
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