overwordExplorer
FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

mou.

soft, pliable, flabby, mushy, squishy

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/mu/
  1. soft, pliable, flabby, mushy, squishy

  2. lacking vigor or strength; tardy, slow, slack, weak; (of humans) easy to persuade, convince

    figuratively
  3. pansy, spineless

    derogatory · informal
  4. causing or smacking of tardiness, indolence; debilitating

    Une molle complaisance
  5. comfortable, soft

    usually
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French mol, inherited from Latin mollem.

noun/mu/
  1. pliability, softness, mushiness

    masculine · noun-from-verb · poetic
  2. lungs, lights (of a slaughtered animal) sold as lesser quality meat for cats or other pets

    masculine
  3. slack

    masculine
    donne moi du mou !
    l'escaladeur n'avait pas assez de mou pour le dévers
  4. something soft, pliable or mushy

    masculine
  5. a man lacking impetuousness and decision; a pansy, softy

    masculine
  6. a moderate

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French mol, inherited from Latin mollem.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

mou has 3 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

mou studiomou workshello, mou

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.