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mood

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mood 1  (md)
n.
1. A state of mind or emotion.
2. A pervading impression of an observer: the somber mood of the painting.
3. An incidence of sulking or angry behavior.
4. Inclination; disposition.

[Middle English mod, from Old English md, disposition; see m-1 in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: mood1, humor, 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  (md)
n.
1. 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.
2. Logic The arrangement or form of a syllogism.

[Alteration of mode.]

mood1
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
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]

mood2
n
1. (Linguistics / 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. (Philosophy / 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 figure [18] Also called mode
[from mood1, influenced in meaning by mode]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.moodmood - 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"
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"
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
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

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.
Translations
mood1 [muːd] N (Ling) → modo m
mood2 [muːd]
A. Nhumor m
that depends on his moodeso es según el or depende del humor que tenga
to be in the mood for sth/to do sthtener ganas de algo/de hacer algo, estar de humor para algo/para hacer algo
he plays well when he's in the moodtoca 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 moodno tengo ganas, no me apetece
I'm not in the mood for gamesno estoy(de humor)para juegos
he's in a bit of a moodestá de mal humor
to be in a bad moodestar de mal humor
to be in a forgiving moodestar dispuesto a perdonar
to be in a generous moodsentirse generoso
to be in a good moodestar de buen humor
he has moods (angry) → tiene arranques de cólera; (gloomy) → tiene sus rachas de melancolía
I'm in no mood to argueno tengo ganas de discutir, no estoy(de humor)para discutir
to be in no laughing mood or in no mood for laughingno tener ganas de reír
she's in one of her moodsestá 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 Nmúsica f de fondo or de ambiente

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'humeur
mood disorder ntroubles mpl de l'humeur
mood enhancer mood-enhancer [ˌmuːdɪnˈhɑːnsər] nantidépresseur m

mood1
n
(of party, town etc)Stimmung f; (of one person)Laune f, → Stimmung f; he was in a good/bad/foul mooder hatte gute/schlechte/eine fürchterliche Laune, er war gut/schlecht/fürchterlich gelaunt; to be in a cheerful moodgut aufgelegt sein; to be in a festive/forgiving moodfeierlich/versöhnlich gestimmt sein; to be in a generous moodin Geberlaune sein; in one of his crazy or mad moodsaus einer plötzlichen Laune heraus, in einer seiner Anwandlungen; I’m in no mood for laughingmir ist nicht nach or zum Lachen zumute or zu Mute; to be in the mood for somethingzu etw aufgelegt sein; to be in the mood to do somethingdazu aufgelegt sein, etw zu tun; to be in no mood to do somethingnicht in der Stimmung sein, etw zu tun; I’m not in the mood for work or to workich habe keine Lust zum Arbeiten; I’m not in the mood for this type of musicich bin nicht in der Stimmung für diese Musik; I’m not in the moodich bin nicht dazu aufgelegt; (to do sth also) → ich habe keine Lust; (for music etc also) → ich bin nicht in der richtigen Stimmung; mood musicstimmungsvolle Musik
(= bad mood)schlechte Laune; he’s in one of his moodser hat mal wieder eine seiner Launen; he’s in a mooder hat schlechte Laune; he has moodser ist sehr launisch

mood2
n (Gram) → Modus m; indicative moodIndikativ m; imperative moodImperativ m; subjunctive moodKonjunktiv m

mood1 [muːd] numore 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
mood1 [muːd] numore 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
mood2 [muːd] n (Gram) → modo
mood2 [muːd] n (Gram) → modo

mood
n mood [muːd]
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 nálada humør die Stimmung διάθεση humor tuju خلق mieliala, tuuli humeur מַצַב רוּח मनोदशा raspoloženje hangulat suasana hati skap umore 気分 심정, 분위기 nuotaika noskaņojums; garastāvoklis angin stemming humør, lune, sinnsstemning nastrój humor dispoziţie настроение nálada razpoloženje raspoloženje sinnesstämning, humör อารมณ์ ruhsal durum 心情 настрій مزاج tâm trạng
adj moody
often bad-tempered a moody child. humeurig مُكْتَئِب، مُتَقَلِّب المِزاج непослушен mrzutý; náladový irritabel launisch κακοδιάθετος malhumorado tujukas بد اخلاق oikukas 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 humeurig humørsyk, lunefull, mutt o zmiennych nastrojach instável supărăcios, cu toane капризный mrzutý čemeren ćudljiv tvär, vresig หงุดหงิด huysuz 易怒的 похмурий اکثر بدمزاج buồn ủ rũ
adv moodily
humeurig باكْتِئاب، بِمِزاجٍ مُتَقَلِّب непослушно mrzutě nedtrykt launisch κατσούφικα malhumoradamente tujukalt از روی بد اخلاقی äkäisesti d'un air maussade בְּעֶצֶב उदासी zlovoljno rosszkedvűen, szeszélyesen dengan murung önuglega di malumore 不きげんに 기분이 좋지 않아 niūriai, be nuotaikos untumaini; īdzīgi ada angin humeurig lunefullt, mutt w złym humorze, nerwowo instavelmente indispus капризно mrzuto čemerno ćudljivo lynnigt อย่างมีอารมณ์ขุ่นมัว huysuzca 易怒地 похмуро دھن میں آ کر một cách tư lự
n moodiness
humeurigheid تَقَلُّب المِزاج непослушност špatná nálada nedtrykthed die Launenhaftigkeit ακεφιά humor cambiante, mal humor tujukus بد خلقی huonotuulisuus humeur maussade מַצַב רוּח ר तुनकमिजाजी zlovolja rosszkedv, változékony hangulat kemurungan önuglyndi (umore instabile) 不きげん 기분이 나쁨, 감정의 잦은 변화 bloga nuotaika untumainība; īgnums angin humeurigheid humørsyke, lunefullhet zły humor instabilidade proastă dispoziţie капризность zlá nálada čemernost ćudljivost lynnighet ความหงุดหงิด huysuzluk 喜怒無常 похмурість دل گرفتگی trạng thái ủ rũ

mood حالة مزاجية 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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Complete surrender to a particular mood until the mood itself surrenders to the artist, and afterwards silent ceaseless toil until a form worthy of its expression has been achieved -- this is the method of Li Po and his fellows.
Angry of mood he went, from his eyes, likest to fire, stood out a hideous light.
The little stinging, buzzing imps succeeded in dispelling a mood which might have held her there in the darkness half a night longer.
 
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