mousy

mous·y

also mous·ey  (mou′sē, -zē)

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.

mousy

(ˈmaʊsɪ) ,

mousey

or

mousie

adj, mousier or mousiest

1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) resembling a mouse, esp in having a light brown or greyish hair colour

2. shy or ineffectual: a mousy little woman.

3. (Zoology) infested with mice

ˈmousily adv

ˈmousiness n

mous•y

or mous•ey

(ˈmaʊ si, -zi)

adj. mous•i•er, mous•i•est.

1. resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in being drab and colorless or meek and timid.

2. infested with mice.

[1805–15]

mous′i•ness, 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

mousy

mousey

adjective

1. brownish, plain, dull, drab, colourless, indeterminate a man of medium build and collar-length mousy hair

2. shy, quiet, timid, ineffectual, self-effacing, diffident, timorous, unassertive He remembered her as a small, mousy woman, invariably worried.

Translations

بِلَوْن الفَأْرجَبان، رِعْديد

mdle hnědýnesmělýnudný

forskræmtkedeligkommunefarvet

farblosmausgrau

effacé

egérszürke

grábrúnn á litinnóframfærinn

grigio topoinsignificante

forskremtkommunefarget

hnedosivá farba

çekingendonuk kahverengi

灰褐色胆小的

mousy

[ˈmaʊsɪ] ADJ (mousier (compar) (mousiest (superl))) [person] → tímido; [colour, hair] → pardusco

mousy

[ˈmaʊsi] adj

[person] → effacé(e)

[hair] → (brun) terne

mousy

, mousey

adj (+er) (= timid, shy) → schüchtern; (= nondescript) → farblos, unscheinbar; colour, hair → mausgrau

mousy

mousey [ˈmaʊsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → timido/a, schivo/a
mousy hair → capelli color castano spento

mouse

(maus) – plural mice (mais) – noun

1. any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields. muis فأْر мишка rato myš die Maus mus ποντίκιratón hiir موش hiiri sourisעכבר चुहिया, चूहा miš egér tikus mús topo ねずみ 쥐, 생쥐 pelė pele tikus muismusmysz موږک rato şoarece мышь myš miš miš mus หนู fare 老鼠 миша چوہا chuột 鼠

2. (computers) a device that is used to move the cursor on a computer screen and to give instructions to a computer. muis فأرَة الكومبيوتر компютърна мишка mouse myš die Mauszeiger mus ποντίκι Η/Υ ratón hiir ماوس hiiri sourisעכבר miš egér mouse mouse コンピューターのマウス (컴퓨터) 마우스 pelė datora pele tetikus muismusmyszka ماوس mouse мышка myš miška miš mus เมาส์ (อุปกรณ์เคลื่อนตำแหน่ง) (ทางคอมพิวเตอร์) fare 滑鼠 комп'ютерна мишка کمپیوٹر کا پرزہ جس کی مدد سے کمپیٹر چلاتے ہیں chuột máy tính 鼠标

ˈmousy adjective

1. (of hair) dull brown in colour. muisbruin بِلَوْن الفَأْر миши castanho mdle hnědý mausgrau kommunefarvet γκρίζος castaño claro hiirhall قهوه ای تیره maantienvärinen châtain terne צֶבָע עַכבָּרִי चूहे जैसा tmurno smeđa boja egérszürke coklat tua grábrúnn á litinn color grigio topo ねずみ色の 쥐색의 pilkšvai rudas pelēkbrūns coklat tua muisgrijskommunefarget mysi قهوه یی acastanhado şaten deschis мышиный hnedosivá farba sivkastorjav mišje boje råttfärgad (สี) ทึม ๆ donuk kahverengi 灰褐色 мишачого кольору ہلکا بھورا رنگ xám xịt 灰褐色

2. timid; uninteresting. a mousy little woman. vaal, saai جَبان، رِعْديد плах desinteressante nesmělý, nudný farblos forskræmt; kedelig δειλόςtímido hiirvaikne موش صفت hiirimäinen effacéשקט अरूचिकर महिला plah, nezainteresiran félénk pemalu óframfærinn timido おどおどした 겁이 많은, 내성적인 drovus bikls pemalu timideforskremt, grå og kjedelignieśmiały عاجر desinteressante timid; neinteresant робкий; тихий nesmelý; nudný plah, nezanimiv neprivlačan musaktig ขี้อาย çekingen 羞怯的，不起眼的 тихий, боязкий بزدل nhút nhát, rụt rè, lén lút 胆小的

ˈmousehole noun

a hole made or used by mice. muishol حُفْرَة الفِئْران миша дупка toca myší díra das Mauseloch musehul ποντικοφωλιά ratonera hiireauk سوراخ موش hiirenkolo trou de souris חוֹר עַכבָּרִים चूहे की बिल mišja rupa egérlyuk lubang tikus músarhola tana di topo ねずみの穴 쥐구멍 pelių urvelis peļu ala lubang tikus muizenholmusehull mysia dziura د موږک غار toca gaură de şoarece мышиная норка myšia diera mišja luknja mišja rupa råtthål รูหนู fare deliği 鼠洞 мишача нора چوہے کا بل hang chuột 鼠洞

ˈmousetrap noun

a mechanical trap for a mouse. muisvalletjie مَصْيَدَة الفِئْران капан за мишки ratoeira past na myši die Mausefalle musefælde ποντικοπαγίδαratonera hiirelõks تله موش hiirenloukku souricière מַלכּוֹדֶת עַכבָּרִים चुहियादानी, चूहेदानी mišolovka egérfogó perangkap tikus músagildra trappola per topi ねずみ取り 쥐덫 pelėkautai peļu slazds perangkap tikus muizenvalmusefelle pułapka na myszy د کوږک تلکه ratoeira cursă de şoareci мышеловка pasca na myši mišnica mišolovka råttfälla กับดักหนู fare kapanı 捕鼠器 мишоловка چوہے دان bẫy chuột 捕鼠器