broody English

Meaning broody meaning

What does broody mean?

broody

— adjective physiologically ready to incubate eggs a broody hen

— adjective (= brooding) 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

— noun (= brood hen) a domestic hen ready to brood

Synonyms broody synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as broody?

broody English » English

reflective

pensive

sitter

ruminative

meditative

contemplative

broody hen

brood hen

wistful

thoughtful

setting hen

pondering

musing

brooding

speculative

sombre

somber

skeptical

sitting hen

sceptical

sceptic

ruminant

melancholy

melancholic

joyless

hatcher

dismal

despondent

depressed

cogitative

broody-hen

blue