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1 [mood]
–noun
| 1. | a state or quality of feeling at a particular time: What's the boss' mood today? |
| 2. | a distinctive emotional quality or character: The mood of the music was almost funereal. |
| 3. | a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude: the country's mood. |
| 4. | a frame of mind disposed or receptive, as to some activity or thing: I'm not in the mood to see a movie. |
| 5. | a state of sullenness, gloom, or bad temper. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE mōd mind, spirit; courage; c. G Mut, Goth mōths courage, ON mōthr anger
bef. 900; ME; OE mōd mind, spirit; courage; c. G Mut, Goth mōths courage, ON mōthr anger

Synonyms:
1. temper, humor, disposition, inclination.
1. temper, humor, disposition, inclination.
mood
2 [mood]
–noun
| 1. | Grammar.
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| 2. | Logic. a classification of categorical syllogisms by the use of three letters that name, respectively, the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion. |
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Mood
Mood\, n. [The same word as mode, perh. influenced by mood temper. See Mode.]1. Manner; style; mode; logical form; musical style; manner of action or being. See Mode which is the preferable form). 2. (Gram.) Manner of conceiving and expressing action or being, as positive, possible, hypothetical, etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; as, the indicative mood; the infinitive mood; the subjunctive mood. Same as Mode.Mood
Mood\, n. [OE. mood, mod, AS. m[=o]dmind, feeling, heart, courage; akin to OS. & OFries. m[=o]d, D. moed, OHG. muot, G. muth, mut, courage, Dan. & Sw. mod, Icel. m[=o]?r wrath, Goth. m[=o]ds.] Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood. Till at the last aslaked was mood. --Chaucer. Fortune is merry, And in this mood will give us anything. --Shak. The desperate recklessness of her mood. --Hawthorne.
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Language Translation for : mood
Spanish:
humor,
German:
die Stimmung,
Japanese:
気分
mood (1)
"emotional condition, frame of mind," O.E. mod "heart, frame of mind, spirit, courage," from P.Gmc. *motha- (cf. O.Fris. mod "intellect, mind, courage," O.N. moðr "wrath, anger," M.Du. moet, Du. moed, O.H.G. muot, Ger. Mut "courage," Goth. moþs "courage, anger"), of unknown origin. A much more vigorous word in Anglo-Saxon than currently, and used widely in compounds (e.g. modcræftig "intelligent," modful "proud"). Moody is from O.E. modig "brave, proud, high-spirited;" meaning "subject to gloomy spells" is first recorded 1593 (via a M.E. sense of "angry"). To be in the mood "willing (to do something)" is from 1589. First record of mood swings is from 1942.
mood (2)
"grammatical form indicating the function of a verb," 1569, an alteration of mode (1), but the grammatical and musical (1597) usages of it influenced the meaning of mood (1) in phrases such as light-hearted mood.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: mood
Pronunciation: 'müd
Function: noun
: a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion : affective state :
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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mood 1 (m&oomacr;d)
n.
A state of mind or emotion.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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mood
see in a bad mood; in the mood.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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