The difference between Mousy and Outgoing

When used as nouns, mousy means a child's term or name for a mouse, whereas outgoing means the act of leaving or going out.

When used as adjectives, mousy means resembling a mouse. quiet, whereas outgoing means extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.


check bellow for the other definitions of Mousy and Outgoing

  1. Mousy as an adjective:

    Resembling a mouse. Quiet; stealthy. Timid. Of a greyish-brown colour.

    Examples:

    "It's a god-awful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair'' [[w:David Bowie David Bowie]] - [[w:Life on Mars? (song) Life on Mars?]] (1971)"

  2. Mousy as an adjective:

    Abounding or infested with mice.

  1. Mousy as a noun (childish):

    A child's term or name for a mouse.

  1. Outgoing as an adjective:

    Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.

    Examples:

    "Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy."

  2. Outgoing as an adjective (not comparable):

    Going out, on its way out.

    Examples:

    "Is there any outgoing post?"

  3. Outgoing as an adjective (not comparable):

    Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).

    Examples:

    "The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting."

  1. Outgoing as a noun:

    The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.

  2. Outgoing as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):

    Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.

  3. Outgoing as a noun:

    The extreme limit; the place of ending.

  1. Outgoing as a verb: