broody

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a domestic hen ready to brood
• Syn:
brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter
• Hypernyms:
hen, biddy

II - adjective

1. physiologically ready to incubate eggs
- a broody hen
• Similar to:
oviparous
2. 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
• Syn:
brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive,
pondering, reflective, ruminative
• Similar to:
thoughtful
• Derivationally related forms:
ruminate (for: ruminative), reflectivity (for: reflective), reflect (for: reflective), pensiveness (for: pensive), meditativeness (for: meditative), meditate (for: meditative), contemplate (for: contemplative), contemplativeness (for: contemplative)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative, brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter