temperament vs moodiness

moodiness vs temperament

temperament and moodiness both are nouns.

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

As nouns, moodiness is a hyponym of temperament; that is, moodiness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than temperament:

temperament: your usual mood
moodiness: having temperamental and changeable moods

Other hyponyms of temperament include aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness, animalism, physicality, bloodiness, bloodthirstiness, heart, spirit, nervousness, esprit de corps, morale, team spirit, blood, perfectionism, permissiveness, tolerance, restrictiveness, unpermissiveness, good nature, agreeability, agreeableness, ill nature, disagreeableness, willingness, involuntariness, unwillingness, friendliness, unsociability, unsociableness, unfriendliness, calm, calmness, composure, equanimity, discomposure, optimism, pessimism, epicurism, gourmandism.

temperament (noun)	moodiness (noun)
an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys	having temperamental and changeable moods
your usual mood	a sullen gloomy feeling
excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

Difference between temperament and moodiness

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