Definition of MOOD

mood

Plural: moods

Noun

  • A temporary state of mind or feeling.
  • a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
  • the prevailing psychological state
    • "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"
  • verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
  • A mental or emotional state, composure.
  • Emotional character (of a work of music, literature, or other art).
  • A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.
  • A disposition to do something, a state of mind receptive or disposed to do something.
  • A prevalent atmosphere, attitude, or feeling.
  • A familiar, relatable feeling, experience, or thing.
  • A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.

Intj

  • Used to express that the speaker finds something very relatable.

Examples

  • A good politician senses the mood of the crowd.
  • He's in a mood with me today.
  • Her ’MOOD’ quickly improved after playing a bingo for 50 points.
  • I'm not in the mood for running today.
  • I've been in a bad mood since I was dumped by my ex-boyfriend.
  • The mood most frequently encountered in English is the indicative, of which the mood in this sentence is an example.
  • ⁠—I am feeling very exhausted today. ⁠—Mood.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mood, mode, mod, from Old English mōd (“mind,” in poetry also “heart, spirit, courage”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz (“sense, courage, zeal, anger”), from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, *meh₁- (“endeavour, will, temper”). Cognate with Scots mude, muid (“mood, courage, spirit, temper, disposition”), Saterland Frisian Moud (“courage”), West Frisian moed (“mind, spirit, courage, will, intention”), Dutch moed (“courage, bravery, heart, valor”), German Low German Mood (“mind, heart, courage”), German Mut (“courage, braveness, heart, spirit”), Danish mod (“courage, heart, bravery”), Swedish mod (“courage, heart, bravery”), Icelandic móður (“wrath, grief, moodiness”), Latin mōs (“will, humour, wont, inclination, mood”), Russian сметь (smetʹ, “to dare, venture”).

Synonyms

climate, humor, humour, modality, mode, temper, big mood, composure, frame of mind, grammatical mood, huff, pet, spirit, temperament, vibe

Antonyms

good humour, good mood, good spirits

Scrabble Score: 7

mood: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mood: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mood: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

mood: valid Words With Friends Word