mousy
/ˈmaʊsi/adjective
उच्चारण माउसी
(बालों का) फीका भूरा
Core word
- 1
disapproving
(of hair) of a dull light brown colour
(बालों का) फीका भूरा
- She had thin, mousy hair tied back in a bun.
- The photographs showed a woman with mousy hair and a quiet smile.
- Her mousy hair looked dull in the grey light.
+ 2 more examples
- The boy had mousy hair and thick glasses.
- She dyed her mousy hair a rich brown.
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disapproving
(of a person) shy and quiet, and not attracting attention
दब्बू, शर्मीला, चुपचाप रहने वाला
- a mousy little clerk who never spoke in meetings
- She was a mousy girl who never raised her hand in class.
- The new clerk was a mousy woman who hardly spoke.
+ 2 more examples
- He seemed mousy in the office but was lively at home.
- Nobody noticed the mousy girl at the back of the room.
Synonyms timid shy meek diffident self-effacing
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
mousy hair
Describing hair, 'mousy' means a dull, light brownish colour with no shine. It is not a flattering word.
बालों के लिए 'mousy' का अर्थ फीका, हल्का भूरा रंग है जिसमें चमक नहीं होती। यह प्रशंसात्मक शब्द नहीं है।
- She dyed her mousy hair a deep black.
- He had mousy hair and pale eyes.
a mousy person
For a person, it means shy, timid, quiet and unnoticed, like a mouse. It may be used for both men and women.
व्यक्ति के लिए इसका अर्थ है चूहे जैसा शर्मीला, डरपोक, चुप और ध्यान न खींचने वाला। यह स्त्री और पुरुष दोनों के लिए प्रयुक्त हो सकता है।
- The new clerk was a mousy little man who never spoke.
- Radhika was mousy as a child, but she became confident in college.
spelling: mousy / mousey
Both are correct. 'Mousy' is more common in British English; 'mousey' appears in some writing.
दोनों वर्तनियाँ सही हैं। British English में 'mousy' अधिक प्रचलित है; कुछ लेखन में 'mousey' भी मिलता है।
- Some dictionaries also list the spelling mousey.
mousy vs shy / timid
'Mousy' is a little negative; it suggests someone dull and forgettable. 'Shy' and 'timid' are more neutral.
'Mousy' कुछ नकारात्मक है; यह नीरस और भुला दिए जाने वाले व्यक्ति का संकेत देता है। 'Shy' और 'timid' अधिक तटस्थ हैं।
- She is shy, but certainly not mousy; she speaks well in debates.
mousy as a descriptive complement
After 'be' or 'seem', the word describes the person's manner. It has no comparative like 'mousier' in common use; we say 'more mousy'.
'Be' या 'seem' के बाद यह व्यक्ति के व्यवहार का वर्णन करता है। इसका 'mousier' रूप आम नहीं है; 'more mousy' कहा जाता है।
- She looked more mousy than before.
+Collocations 5
mousy + noun
hairbrowngirlvoicewomanclerk
- The mousy clerk sat in the corner and kept to himself.
adverb + mousy
rathera bitverysomewhatquite
- He seemed rather mousy at the first meeting.
verb + mousy
lookseemsoundbecomeremain
- She sounded mousy on the phone, almost afraid to speak.
mousy + colour
browngrey-browndullpale
- Her mousy brown hair looked better with highlights.
contrasted with
confidentboldglamorousoutgoing
- She was mousy at school but became bold and outgoing at college.
“More examples 6
- The shy, mousy girl at the back of the class turned out to be the topper.
कक्षा में पीछे बैठने वाली वह शर्मीली, दब्बू लड़की टॉपर निकली।
- Her mousy hair was tied in a plain ponytail.
उसके फीके भूरे बाल एक सादी चोटी में बँधे थे।
- Radhika's mousy cousin blossomed after joining the debating club.
राधिका की दब्बू चचेरी बहन debating club में शामिल होने के बाद निखर गई।
- A mousy voice came from behind the door and asked if she could come in.
दरवाज़े के पीछे से एक दबी-सी आवाज़ आई जिसने पूछा कि क्या वह अंदर आ सकती है।
- He was so mousy that nobody noticed him in the meeting.
वह इतना दब्बू था कि बैठक में किसी का ध्यान उस पर नहीं गया।
- Do not call anyone mousy in an interview; use words like reserved or soft-spoken instead.
Interview में किसी को mousy मत कहिए; इसके स्थान पर reserved या soft-spoken जैसे शब्द प्रयोग कीजिए।