Definition of mood
1
: a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion : feeling
- He's been in a good mood all week.
3 a
: a prevailing attitude
- the kind of mood that fostered the Salem witch trials
- —Nat Hentoff
b
: a receptive state of mind predisposing to action
- was not in a giving mood at the time
c
: 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
