mood

Mood is a feeling.

(noun)

An example of mood is someone who is grumpy.

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See mood in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a particular state of mind or feeling; humor, or temper
  2. a predominant or pervading feeling, spirit, or tone
  3. fits of morose, sullen, or uncertain temper
  4. Obsolete anger

Origin: ME < OE mod, mind, soul, courage, akin to Ger mut, mental disposition, spirit, courage < IE base *me-, to strive strongly, be energetic > L mos, custom, customary behavior

noun

  1. Gram.
    1. a characteristic of verbs that involves the speaker's attitude toward the action expressed, indicating whether this is regarded as a fact (indicative mood), as a matter of supposition, desire, possibility, etc. (subjunctive mood), or as a command (imperative mood); also, an analytic category based on this characteristic (mood is shown by inflection, as in Latin, or analytically with auxiliaries, as English may, might, should, or by both)
    2. any of the forms a verb takes to indicate this characteristic
  2. Logic any of the various forms of valid syllogisms, as determined by the quantity and quality of their constituent propositions

Origin: < mode, altered after mood

See mood in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A state of mind or emotion.
  2. A pervading impression of an observer: the somber mood of the painting.
  3. An incidence of sulking or angry behavior.
  4. Inclination; disposition.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mod

Origin: , from Old English mōd, disposition; see mē-1 in Indo-European roots

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noun
  1. Grammar A set of verb forms or inflections used to indicate the speaker's attitude toward the factuality or likelihood of the action or condition expressed. In English the indicative mood is used to make factual statements, the subjunctive mood to indicate doubt or unlikelihood, and the imperative mood to express a command.
  2. Logic The arrangement or form of a syllogism.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of mode

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