Definition of mood
1 : a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion : feeling He's been in a good mood all week.; also : the expression of mood especially in art or literature
2 archaic : a fit of anger : rage
3a : a prevailing attitude the kind of mood that fostered the Salem witch trials — Nat Hentoffb : a receptive state of mind predisposing to action was not in a giving mood at the timec : a distinctive atmosphere or context : aura the weary city's sullen mood — Marilyn Stasio the mood is quiet and sleepy, as guests pick blueberries and read by the pond — J. O. Nixon
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Origin and Etymology of mood
Middle English, from Old English mōd; akin to Old High German muot mood
First Known Use: before 12th century
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Definition of mood
1 : the form of a syllogism as determined by the quantity and quality of its constituent propositions
2 : distinction of form or a particular set of inflectional forms of a verb to express whether the action or state it denotes is conceived as fact or in some other manner (such as command, possibility, or wish)
3 : mode 1b
Origin and Etymology of mood
alteration of 1mode
First Known Use: 1569
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Definition of mood for Students
: an emotional state of mind or feeling I'm in a good mood today.
Definition of mood for Students
: a set of forms of a verb that show whether the action or state expressed is to be thought of as a fact, a command, or a wish or possibility
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