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mood (mo̵̅o̅d)

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

Etymology: 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

mood2 definition

mood (mo̵̅o̅d)

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

Etymology: < mode, altered after mood

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mood Synonyms

mood

n.

  1. A state of mind

    frame of mind, state, condition, temper, humor, temperament, spirits, disposition, inclination, caprice, whim, fancy, vein, spirit, feeling, climate, pleasure, vagary, crotchet, freak, wish, desire, attitude, mind-set, bent, propensity, tendency; see also attitude 2.

  2. Grammatical mode

    aspect, inflection, mode.

    Moods in English grammar include: indicative, subjunctive, imperative, interrogative, conditional, potential.

mood is the broadest of these terms referring to a temporary state of mind and emphasizes the constraining or pervading quality of the feeling she's in a merry mood; humor emphasizes the variability or capriciousness of the mood he wept and laughed as his humor moved him; temper, in this comparison, applies to a mood characterized by a single, strong emotion, esp. that of anger my, you're in a nasty temper!; vein suggests a transient mood, often one manifested in speech, writing, action, etc. if I may speak in a serious vein for a moment


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mood Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • optimism: The Third Age The Third Age started in a mood of optimism and peace.

Converse of object

  • lighten: Even news that the Bank of England left interest rates on hold did little to lighten the mood.

Adjective modifier

  • depressed: Symptoms of depression can include: i ) Emotional symptoms: sad, dejected feelings, depressed mood, little pleasure.

Modifies a noun

  • swing: He had mood swings, some days he was a model patient joking with the nurses.
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mood quotes

The calm, the coolness, the silent grass-growing mood in which a man ought always to compose,öthat, I fear, can seldom be mine. Dollars damn me; and the malicious Devil is forever grinning in upon me, holding the door ajar† What I feel most moved to write, that is banned,öit will not pay. So the product is a final hash, and all my books are botches.

-Melville, Herman

I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

-Wordsworth,William

My whole life have I lived in pleasant thought, As if life's business were a summer mood; As if all needful things would come unsought To genial faith, still rich in genial good.

-Wordsworth,William

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