mood

English

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• IPA: /muːd/
• enPR: mo͞od
• Rhymes: -uːd

Etymology 1

From Old English mōd.

Noun

mood (plural moods)

1. a mental or emotional state, composure

   I'm in a sad mood since I dumped my lover.

2. a sullen mental state; a bad mood

   He's in a mood with me today.

3. a disposition to do something

   I'm not in the mood for running today.

4. a prevalent atmosphere or feeling

   A good politician senses the mood of the crowd.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often used with "mood": good, bad.

Synonyms

• (mental or emotional state): composure, humor/humour, spirits, temperament
• (bad mood): huff (informal), pet, temper
• (disposition to do something): frame of mind

Antonyms

• (bad mood): good humour, good mood, good spirits

Derived terms

• in the mood
• mood music
• mood swing
• moody

Translations

mental state

Arabic: مزاج (mazāj) m. Bosnian: raspoloženje n. Chinese: 心情 (xīnqíng) Czech: nálada (cs) f. Dutch: humeur (nl) n., stemming (nl) f., gemoedstoestand (nl) m. Finnish: mieli (fi), tuuli (fi), pää (fi) French: humeur (fr) f. German: Gemüt (de) n., Stimmung (de) f., Laune (de) f. Hebrew: מצב רוח (matsav ruakh) m. Hindi: स्वभाव, मन का वेग, चित्त वृत्ति, भाव Hungarian: hangulat (hu) Italian: umore (it) m. Japanese: 気分 (きぶん, kibun) Korean: 기분 (gibun)

Lithuanian: nuotaika (lt) f. Macedonian: расположение (mk) (raspoložénie) n., настроение (mk) (nastroénie) n. Norwegian: humør (no) n. Polish: nastrój (pl) m., humor (pl) m. Portuguese: humor (pt) m. Russian: настроение (ru) (nastrojénije) n. Serbian: Cyrillic: расположење n. Roman: raspoloženje n. Spanish: humor (es) m. Swedish: stämning (sv) c., humör (sv) n., sinnestillstånd (sv) n. Thai: อารมณ์ดี (aarom dee) Volapük: vim (vo)

bad mood

Bosnian: neraspoloženje n. Dutch: humeur (nl), bui (nl) Finnish: huono tuuli (fi), paha mieli (fi) French: mauvaise humeur f., humeur f. German: schlechte Laune (de) f., üble Laune (de) f., Missmut (de) m., schlechte Stimmung (de) f. Italian: cattivo umore m. Macedonian: нерасположеност (mk) (neraspolóženost) f., нерасположение (mk) (neraspoložénie) n. Norwegian: dårlig (no) humør (no) n.

Russian: дурное настроение (durnóje nastrojénije) n., уныние (unýnije) n. Serbian: Cyrillic: нерасположење n. Roman: neraspoloženje n. Spanish: mal humor (es) m., (Mexico) mal genio (es) m. Swedish: dåligt humör (sv) n., humör (sv) n. Thai: อารมณ์ไม่ดี (aarom mâi dee), หงุดหงิด (ngòot-ngìt), อารมณ์เสีย (aarom sĭa) Volapük: mivim (vo)

disposition (see also in the mood)

Bosnian: raspoloženje n. Finnish: tuuli (fi), aikeet (fi) pl. French: humeur (fr) f. Hebrew: מצב רוח (matsav ruakh) m. Norwegian: humør (no) n. Russian: настроение (ru) (nastrojénije) n.

Serbian: Cyrillic: расположење n. Roman: raspoloženje n. Spanish: ánimo (es) m., ánimos (es) pl. Swedish: humör (sv) n.

prevalent atmosphere

Finnish: mieliala (fi)

See also

• ambiance, ambience
• atmosphere

Etymology 2

Alteration of mode

Noun

mood (plural moods)

1. (grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality

   The most common mood in English is the indicative.

Synonyms

• grammatical mood

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:grammatical mood

Derived terms

• indicative mood
• declarative mood
• subjunctive mood
• imperative mood
• conditional mood
• jussive mood

Translations

in grammar

Arabic: حالة (ḥāla) f. Bosnian: način m., modus m. Chinese: 語氣, 语气 (yǔqì) Czech: způsob (cs) m. Dutch: wijs (nl) Esperanto: modo (eo) Estonian: kõneviis (et) Finnish: tapaluokka (fi), modus (fi) French: mode (fr) m. Hindi: क्रिया का भेद Icelandic: háttur (is) m. Italian: modo (it) m.

Japanese: 法 (ほう, hō) Lithuanian: nuosaka (lt) f. Macedonian: начин (mk) (náčin) m., глаголски начин (mk) (glágolski náčin) m. Norwegian: modus (no) m. Polish: tryb (pl) m. Russian: наклонение (ru) (naklonénije) n. Scottish Gaelic: modh (gd) m. and f. Serbian: Cyrillic: начин m., модус m. Roman: način m., modus m. Spanish: modo (es) m. Swedish: modus (sv) n.

See also

• aspect
• tense

Anagrams

• doom, Doom

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Estonian

Noun

mood (^??? please provide the genitive and partitive!)

1. fashion

Declension

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