moodiness vs distemper

moodiness and distemper both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
moodiness	Yes	No	No	No
distemper	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, distemper is a hypernym of moodiness; that is, distemper is a word with a broader meaning than moodiness:

Other hypernyms of moodiness include ill humor, ill humour.

moodiness (noun)	distemper (noun)
having temperamental and changeable moods	a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
a sullen gloomy feeling	a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
	paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
	an angry and disagreeable mood
	any of various infectious viral diseases of animals

moodiness (verb)	distemper (verb)
	paint with distemper