mousy (redirected from mousiness)

mous·y also mous·ey  (mous, -z)

adj. mous·i·er, mous·i·est

1. Resembling a mouse, especially:

a. Having a drab, pale brown color: mousy hair.

b. Having small sharp features: a mousy face.

c. Quiet; timid; shy.

2. Infested with mice.

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mousy or mousey

Adjective

[mousier, mousiest]

1. (of hair) dull light brown in colour

2. shy or ineffectual

mousiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mousy - quiet and timid and ineffectual mousey timid - showing fear and lack of confidence
	2.	mousy - infested with mice mousey
	3.	mousy - of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair"; "mouse-colored hair" mouse-colored, mouselike, mousey chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

mousy [ˈmausɪ] adj [person] → tímido; [hair] → pardusco

mousy [ˈmausɪ] adj [person] → effacé(e); [hair] → d'un châtain terne

mousy [ˈmausɪ] mouse adj (hair) → mausgrau

mousy [ˈmausɪ] adj [person] → timido/a; [hair] → né chiaro/a né scuro/a