mood

mood

Grammatical mood refers to the way in which a verb is used to express certain meaning by the speaker or writer. In linguistics, moods are broken down into two main categories: realis moods (expressing what is real or true) and irrealis moods (expressing what is unreal, hypothetical, or untrue).

mood

a frame of mind; temper, humor, disposition, inclination: She’s not in the mood to go to a party.; a prevailing attitude: the mood of the voters

Not to be confused with:

mooed – past tense of moo, the sound a cow makes

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mood ¹

 (mo͞od)

n.

1. A particular state of mind or emotion: news that put us in a good mood.

2. A pervading impression of an observer: the somber mood of the painting.

3. An instance or spell of sulking or angry behavior: A friend's visit lifted him out of his mood.

4. Inclination; disposition: I'm in the mood for ice cream.

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[Middle English mod, from Old English mōd, disposition; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]

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mood ²

(mo͞od)

n.

1. Grammar

a. A property of verbs in which the speaker's attitude toward the factuality or likelihood of the action or condition expressed.

b. A category or set of verb forms or inflections used to indicate such an attitude. 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.

2. Logic The arrangement of statement types in a syllogism.

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[Alteration of mode.]

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mood

(muːd)

n

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)

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

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mood

(muːd)

n

1. (Grammar) 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) 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 figure¹⁸

Ancient name: mode

[C16: from mood¹, influenced in meaning by mode]

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mood¹

(mud)

n.

1. a person's emotional state or outlook at a particular time.

2. a distinctive emotional quality or character: a festive mood.

3. a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude: the country's mood.

4. a frame of mind receptive, as to some activity: in the mood to see a movie.

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

[before 900; Middle English; Old English mōd mind, spirit, courage; c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon mōd, Old High German muot courage, spirit (German Mut), Old Norse mōthr anger, Gothic mōths anger, spirit]

mood²

(mud)

n.

1. a category or set of categories of the verb serving typically to indicate the attitude of the speaker toward what is being said, as in expressing a fact, possibility, wish, or command, and indicated by inflection of the verb or by the use of syntactic devices, as modal auxiliaries: the indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.

2. mode ¹ (def. 5b).

[1525–35; alter. of mode¹, by influence of mood¹]

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mood

A category of a verb indicating a semantic or grammatical difference.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mood - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" humour, temper, humor feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" peeve - an annoyed or irritated mood sulk, sulkiness - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk" amiability, good humor, good humour, good temper - a cheerful and agreeable mood ill humor, ill humour, distemper - an angry and disagreeable mood
	2.	mood - the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election" climate condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	3.	mood - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker modality, mode grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative, indicative mood - a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact subjunctive, subjunctive mood - a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible optative, optative mood - a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs imperative, imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood - a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior interrogative mood, interrogative - some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood

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mood

noun

1. state of mind, spirit, humour, temper, vein, tenor, disposition, frame of mind He was clearly in a good mood today.

2. depression, sulk, bad temper, blues, dumps (informal), wax (informal, chiefly Brit.), melancholy, doldrums, the hump (Brit. informal), bate (Brit. slang), fit of pique, low spirits, the sulks, grumps (informal) She was obviously in a mood.

3. atmosphere, feeling, feel, spirit, tone, climate, flavour, tenor, aura, ambience First set the mood with some music.

in the mood inclined, willing, interested, minded, keen, eager, disposed towards, in the (right) frame of mind, favourable towards After all that activity we were in the mood for a good meal.

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mood

noun

1. A temporary state of mind or feeling:

frame of mind, humor, spirit (used in plural), temper, vein.

2. A general impression produced by a predominant quality or characteristic:

air, ambiance, atmosphere, aura, feel, feeling, smell, tone.

3. A prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude:

climate, spirit, temper, tone.

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Translations

مِزَاجٌمِزاج، حالَه نَفْسِيَّه

náladazpůsob

humør

StimmungGemütLauneModus

διάθεσηέγκλιση

humormodo

mielialamodustapaluokkatuuliaikeet

humeurmoderéglagetonaccord

raspoloženje

hangulat

hátturskap

umoremodostato d'animocondizionalemalumore

気分

기분

be nuotaikosblogos nuotaikos

garastāvoklisnoskaņojums

stemmingwijsbuigemoedstoestandhumeur

modussinnsstemning

nastrój

humor

настроениестихнаклонение

razpoloženje

humörmodusstämning

อารมณ์

ruh durumuruhsal durum

tâm trạng

心情

mood

¹ [muːd] N (Ling) → modo m

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mood

² [muːd]

A. N → humor m
that depends on his mood → eso es según el or depende del humor que tenga
to be in the mood for sth/to do sth → tener ganas de algo/de hacer algo, estar de humor para algo/para hacer algo
he plays well when he's in the mood → toca bien cuando está en vena or por la labor
are you in a mood for chess? → ¿te apetece una partida de ajedrez?, ¿quieres jugar al ajedrez?
I'm not in the mood → no tengo ganas, no me apetece
I'm not in the mood for games → no estoy (de humor) para juegos
he's in a bit of a mood → está de mal humor
to be in a bad mood → estar de mal humor
to be in a forgiving mood → estar dispuesto a perdonar
to be in a generous mood → sentirse generoso
to be in a good mood → estar de buen humor
he has moods (angry) → tiene arranques de cólera; (gloomy) → tiene sus rachas de melancolía
I'm in no mood to argue → no tengo ganas de discutir, no estoy (de humor) para discutir
to be in no laughing mood or in no mood for laughing → no tener ganas de reír
she's in one of her moods → está de malas, está con un humor de perros
to be in an ugly mood [person] → estar de muy mal humor; [crowd] → tener los ánimos muy exaltados or encendidos

B. CPD mood music N → música f de fondo or de ambiente

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mood

[ˈmuːd] n

(= state of mind) → humeur f
At midday, my mood began to change → À midi, mon humeur commença à changer.
to be in a bad mood → être de mauvaise humeur
When he came back, he was in a foul mood → Lorsqu'il est revenu, il était d'une humeur exécrable.
to be in a mood (= bad mood) → être de mauvaise humeur
to be in a good mood → être de bonne humeur
to be in the mood for sth (= feel like) → être d'humeur à faire qch
I'm not in the mood for a long discussion about this → Je ne suis pas d'humeur à en discuter longuement.
to be in no mood to do sth → ne pas être d'humeur à faire qch

(= PSYCH) → humeur f
His moods swing alarmingly → Il a des sautes d'humeur alarmantes.

(= atmosphere) [meeting] → atmosphère f; [room, place] → atmosphère f
to set the mood → créer l'ambiance
First set the mood with music → Commencez par créer l'ambiance avec de la musique.mood-altering [ˈmuːdɔːltərɪŋ] adj [drug, substance, effect, experience] → qui a un impact sur l'humeurmood disorder n → troubles mpl de l'humeurmood enhancer mood-enhancer [ˌmuːdɪnˈhɑːnsə^r] n → antidépresseur m

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mood

¹

n

(of party, town etc) → Stimmung f; (of one person) → Laune f, → Stimmung f; he was in a good/bad/foul mood → er hatte gute/schlechte/eine fürchterliche Laune, er war gut/schlecht/fürchterlich gelaunt; to be in a cheerful mood → gut aufgelegt sein; to be in a festive/forgiving mood → feierlich/versöhnlich gestimmt sein; to be in a generous mood → in Geberlaune sein; in one of his crazy or mad moods → aus einer plötzlichen Laune heraus, in einer seiner Anwandlungen; I’m in no mood for laughing → mir ist nicht nach or zum Lachen zumute or zu Mute; to be in the mood for something → zu etw aufgelegt sein; to be in the mood to do something → dazu aufgelegt sein, etw zu tun; to be in no mood to do something → nicht in der Stimmung sein, etw zu tun; I’m not in the mood for work or to work → ich habe keine Lust zum Arbeiten; I’m not in the mood for this type of music → ich bin nicht in der Stimmung für diese Musik; I’m not in the mood → ich bin nicht dazu aufgelegt; (to do sth also) → ich habe keine Lust; (for music etc also) → ich bin nicht in der richtigen Stimmung; mood music → stimmungsvolle Musik

(= bad mood) → schlechte Laune; he’s in one of his moods → er hat mal wieder eine seiner Launen; he’s in a mood → er hat schlechte Laune; he has moods → er ist sehr launisch

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mood

²

n (Gram) → Modus m; indicative mood → Indikativ m; imperative mood → Imperativ m; subjunctive mood → Konjunktiv m

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mood

¹ [muːd] n → umore m
what kind of mood are you in? → di che umore sei?
to be in a good/bad mood → essere di buonumore/di cattivo umore
to be in a generous mood → sentirsi generoso/a
she's in one of her moods → ha la luna
to be in the mood for sth/to do sth → sentirsi in vena or aver voglia di qc/di fare qc
I'm not in the mood → non mi sento in vena
I'm in no mood to argue → non ho voglia di discutere

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mood

² [muːd] n (Gram) → modo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mood

(muːd) noun

the state of a person's feelings, temper, mind etc at a particular time. What kind of mood is she in?; I'm in a bad mood today. bui مِزاج، حالَه نَفْسِيَّه настроение humor nálada die Stimmung humør διάθεσηhumor tuju خلق mieliala humeur מַצַב רוּח मनोदशा raspoloženje hangulat suasana hati skap umore 気分 심정, 분위기 nuotaika noskaņojums; garastāvoklis angin stemminghumør, lune, sinnsstemningnastrój خلق humor dispoziţie настроение nálada razpoloženje raspoloženje sinnesstämning, humör อารมณ์ ruhsal durum 心情 настрій مزاج tâm trạng 心情

ˈmoody adjective

often bad-tempered. a moody child. humeurig مُكْتَئِب، مُتَقَلِّب المِزاج непослушен temperamental mrzutý; náladový launisch irritabel κακοδιάθετοςmalhumorado tujukas بد اخلاق pahantuulinen maussade נתון למַצַבֵי רוּח तुनकमिजाज zlovoljan változó kedélyállapotú, hangulat-(ember) murung önugur di malumore 不きげんな 기분이 언짢은 niūrus, blogos nuotaikos kaprīzs; untumains angin tidak baik humeurighumørsyk, lunefull, mutt o zmiennych nastrojach بد خويه instável supărăcios, cu toane капризный mrzutý čemeren ćudljiv tvär, vresig หงุดหงิด huysuz 易怒的，喜怒無常的 похмурий اکثر بدمزاج buồn ủ rũ 易怒的，喜怒无常的

ˈmoodily adverb

humeurig باكْتِئاب، بِمِزاجٍ مُتَقَلِّب непослушно instavelmente mrzutě launisch nedtrykt κατσούφικα malhumoradamente tujukalt از روی بد اخلاقی pahantuulisesti d'un air maussade בְּעֶצֶב उदासी zlovoljno rosszkedvűen, szeszélyesen dengan murung önuglega di malumore 不きげんに 침울하게 niūriai, be nuotaikos untumaini; īdzīgi ada angin humeuriglunefullt, mutt w złym humorze, nerwowo په بد اخلاقى instavelmente indispus капризно mrzuto čemerno ćudljivo lynnigt อย่างมีอารมณ์ขุ่นมัว huysuzca 易怒地，喜怒無常地 похмуро دھن میں آ کر một cách tư lự 易怒地，喜怒无常地

ˈmoodiness noun

humeurigheid تَقَلُّب المِزاج непослушност instabilidade špatná nálada die Launenhaftigkeit nedtrykthed ακεφιά humor cambiante, mal humor tujukus بد خلقی pahantuulisuus humeur maussade מַצַב רוּח ר तुनकमिजाजी zlovolja rosszkedv, változékony hangulat kemurungan önuglyndi (umore instabile) 不きげん 침울함 bloga nuotaika untumainība; īgnums angin humeurigheidhumørsyke, lunefullhet zły humor بد خلقى instabilidade proastă dispoziţie капризность zlá nálada čemernost ćudljivost lynnighet ความหงุดหงิด huysuzluk 易怒，喜怒無常 похмурість دل گرفتگی trạng thái ủ rũ 喜怒无常

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mood

→ مِزَاجٌ nálada humør Stimmung διάθεση humor mieliala humeur raspoloženje umore 気分 기분 stemming sinnsstemning nastrój humor настроение humör อารมณ์ ruh durumu tâm trạng 心情

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mood

n. humor, disposición, estado de ánimo;

changeable ___ -s → cambios de humor, cambios de disposición;

___ disorders → cambios de estado de ánimo;

to be in a sad ___ → sentirse triste;

to be in the ___ to → tener ganas de.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

mood

n estado de ánimo, humor m; mood swings oscilaciones fpl de humor, cambios repentinos del estado de ánimo; to be in a bad — estar de mal humor; to be in a good — estar de buen humor

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