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mood
1[ mood ]
noun
- a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:
What's the boss' mood today?
Synonyms: , , , ,
- a distinctive emotional quality or character:
The mood of the music was almost funereal.
- a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude:
the country's mood.
- a frame of mind disposed or receptive, as to some activity or thing:
I'm not in the mood to see a movie.
- a state of sullenness, gloom, or bad temper.
mood
2[ mood ]
noun
- Grammar.
- a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in many languages, and that is typically used to indicate the syntactic relation of the clause in which the verb occurs to other clauses in the sentence, or the attitude of the speaker toward what they are saying, such as certainty or uncertainty, wish or command, emphasis or hesitancy.
- a set of syntactic devices in some languages that is similar to this set in function or meaning, involving the use of auxiliary words, such as can, may, might.
- any of the categories of these sets:
the Latin indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
- Logic. a classification of categorical syllogisms by the use of three letters that name, respectively, the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion.
mood
1/ ː /
noun
- a temporary state of mind or temper
a cheerful mood
- a sullen or gloomy state of mind, esp when temporary
she's in a mood
- a prevailing atmosphere or feeling
- in the moodin a favourable state of mind (for something or to do something)
mood
2/ ː /
noun
- grammar a category of the verb or verbal inflections that expresses semantic and grammatical differences, including such forms as the indicative, subjunctive, and imperative
- logic one of the possible arrangements of the syllogism, classified solely by whether the component propositions are universal or particular and affirmative or negative Compare figure
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mood1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mood1
Origin of mood2
Idioms and Phrases
see in a bad mood ; in the mood .Example Sentences
Men are provided with support to understand how behaviour affects moods, they are encouraged to track their habits and set goals for healthy activities.
Commenting on the mood in the Palace after the interview, which saw him questioned over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Mr Hampshire said it was "clear" the duke's "reputation was irrecoverable".
Maybe he was just in the party mood.
Today, the mood around angry young guys seems pretty bleak.
As her letter indicates, senior figures have conversations behind the scenes, but so far this dispute appears intractable and as the weather forecast predicts highs of 20C, the mood in the city continues to sour.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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