mood

¹

[ mood ]

noun

1. a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:

   What's the boss' mood today?

   Synonyms: state of mind, frame of mind, disposition, humor, temper

2. a distinctive emotional quality or character:

   The mood of the music was almost funereal.

3. a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude:

   the country's mood.

4. a frame of mind disposed or receptive, as to some activity or thing:

   I'm not in the mood to see a movie.

5. a state of sullenness, gloom, or bad temper.

mood

²

[ mood ]

noun

1. Grammar.
   1. a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in many languages, and that is typically used to indicate the syntactic relation of the clause in which the verb occurs to other clauses in the sentence, or the attitude of the speaker toward what they are saying, such as certainty or uncertainty, wish or command, emphasis or hesitancy.
   2. a set of syntactic devices in some languages that is similar to this set in function or meaning, involving the use of auxiliary words, such as can, may, might.
   3. any of the categories of these sets:

      the Latin indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.

2. Logic. a classification of categorical syllogisms by the use of three letters that name, respectively, the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion.

mood

¹

/ muːd /

noun

1. grammar a category of the verb or verbal inflections that expresses semantic and grammatical differences, including such forms as the indicative, subjunctive, and imperative
2. logic one of the possible arrangements of the syllogism, classified solely by whether the component propositions are universal or particular and affirmative or negative Compare figure

mood

²

/ muːd /

noun

1. a temporary state of mind or temper

   a cheerful mood

2. a sullen or gloomy state of mind, esp when temporary

   she's in a mood

3. a prevailing atmosphere or feeling
4. in the mood
   in a favourable state of mind (for something or to do something)

Word History and Origins

Origin of mood¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English mod, mode “mind” (as opposed to body), Old English mōd “mind, spirit; courage”; cognate with German Mut, Gothic mōths “courage,” Old Norse mōthr “anger”

Origin of mood²

First recorded in 1525–35; special use of mood ¹ by influence of mode ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of mood¹

C16: from mood ¹, influenced in meaning by mode

Origin of mood²

Old English mōd mind, feeling; compare Old Norse mōthr grief, wrath

Idioms and Phrases

see in a bad mood ; in the mood .

Example Sentences

Guardiola was in an expressive mood as he spoke to the media for over 25 minutes.

From BBC

I play guitar sometimes, and if I’m in the mood, I’ll grab my guitar and play.

From Los Angeles Times

The coach of the two-time defending state champion Eagles was in a good mood Wednesday in his team’s season-opening game at the Harvard-Westlake tournament.

From Los Angeles Times

The mood in Moscow appears to be that it is only a matter of time before Ukraine is in its hands, says Tatiana Stanovaya of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center.

From BBC

One Southampton player in buoyant mood will be defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who scored on his England debut against the Republic of Ireland on Sunday.

From BBC

Related Words

• air
• atmosphere
• attitude
• aura
• character
• color
• condition
• desire
• disposition
• emotion
• feeling
• frame of mind
• humor
• inclination
• mind
• personality
• response
• scene
• spirit
• temperament