mood
mood Lexical Profile
mood Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A temporary state of mind or feeling.
"Listening to classical music in the morning always puts her in a cheerful mood."
The pervading atmosphere, tone, or emotional quality of a place, event, or artistic work.
"The dim lighting and soft jazz music created a relaxed mood throughout the restaurant."
An angry, irritable, or sullen state of mind.
"He has been in a terrible mood ever since his flight was canceled."
A grammatical category of verb forms used to indicate whether a sentence expresses a statement of fact, a command, a wish, or a hypothetical condition (such as the indicative, imperative, or subjunctive).
"In Spanish, the subjunctive mood is frequently used to express doubt, desire, or uncertainty."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Mood' represents two distinct homonyms with separate etymologies: the emotional sense derives from Old English 'mod' (mind or spirit), whereas the grammatical and logical sense is an alteration of 'mode' (from Latin 'modus').
• Rhymes for mood
Word Origin & Etymology
In its emotional sense, 'mood' comes from Old English 'mōd', meaning heart, frame of mind, spirit, or courage, from Proto-Germanic '*mōdaz'. The grammatical and logical sense entered English in the 16th century as a variant of 'mode', from Latin 'modus' (measure or manner).