mood 1 (m d)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 m  d, 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.] |
mood 1
Noun
1. a temporary state of mind or temper: a happy mood
2. a sullen or gloomy state of mind, esp. when temporary: she's in a mood
3. a prevailing atmosphere or feeling: the current mood of disenchantment with politics
4. in the mood inclined to do or have (something) [Old English mōd mind, feeling]
mood 2
Noun
Grammar a form of a verb indicating whether the verb expresses a fact (indicative mood), a wish or supposition (subjunctive mood), or a command (imperative mood) [same as mood1]
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| 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"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 |
| 2. | mood - the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election" | |
| 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 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) foulie Austral. (slang) >> in the mood inclined, willing, interested, minded, keen, eager, disposed towards, in the (right) frame of mind, favourable towards
Translations
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 기분, 감정, 무드, 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 心情
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 좋지 않은, 침울한, 감정의 기복이 심한 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 易怒的
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 易怒地
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 喜怒无常
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