mood
1 (mōōd)
[Middle English mod, from Old English mōd, disposition.]
noun
- A state of mind or emotion.
- A pervading impression of an observer: the somber mood of the painting.
- An incidence of sulking or angry behavior.
- Inclination; disposition.
synonyms:
mood1humor, temper These nouns refer to a temporary state of mind or feeling. Mood is the most inclusive: “I was in no mood to laugh and talk with strangers” (Mary Shelley) Humor often implies a state of mind resulting from one's characteristic disposition or temperament: “All which had been done . . . was the effect not of humor, but of system” (Edmund Burke) Temper most often refers to irritability or intense anger: “The nation was in such a temper that the smallest spark might raise a flame” (Thomas Macaulay)
mood
2 (mōōd)
[Alteration of mode.]
noun
- 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.
- Logic The arrangement or form of a syllogism.
