mood
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English mood, mode, mod, from Old English mōd (“heart, mind, spirit, mood, temper; courage; arrogance, pride; power, violence”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdą, *mōdaz (“sense, courage, zeal, anger”), from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, *meh₁- (“endeavour, will, temper”). Cognate with Scots mude, muid (“mood, courage, spirit, temper, disposition”), Saterland Frisian Moud (“courage”), West Frisian moed (“mind, spirit, courage, will, intention”), Dutch moed (“courage, bravery, heart, valor”), Low German Mōt, Mūt (“mind, heart, courage”), German Mut (“courage, braveness, heart, spirit”), Swedish mod (“courage, heart, bravery”), Icelandic móður (“wrath, grief, moodiness”), Latin mōs (“will, humour, wont, inclination, mood”), Russian сметь (smetʹ, “to dare, venture”).
NounEdit
mood (plural moods)
- A mental or emotional state, composure.
- I've been in a bad mood since I dumped my boyfriend.
- A sullen mental state; a bad mood.
- He's in a mood with me today.
- A disposition to do something.
- I'm not in the mood for running today.
- A prevalent atmosphere or feeling.
- A good politician senses the mood of the crowd.
- (obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) Courage, heart, valor; also vim and vigor.
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He fought with mood in many a bloody slaught.
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He tried to lift the fallen tree with all his main and mood, but he couldn't.
- 1440, O lord omnipotentː
- She blew her horn, with main and mood.
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Usage notesEdit
- Adjectives often used with "mood": good, bad. The phrase "with main and mood" means "with all one's might".
SynonymsEdit
- (mental or emotional state): composure, humor/humour, spirits, temperament
- (bad mood): huff (informal), pet, temper
- (disposition to do something): frame of mind
AntonymsEdit
- (bad mood): good humour, good mood, good spirits
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
TranslationsEdit
mental state
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bad mood
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disposition (see also in the mood)
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prevalent atmosphere
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Etymology 2Edit
Alteration of mode
NounEdit
mood (plural moods)
- (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.
SynonymsEdit
HyponymsEdit
- See also Wikisaurus:grammatical mood
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
grammatical mood — see grammatical mood
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EstonianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mood (genitive moe, partitive moodi)
- fashion
- tradition
- appearance, style
- (partitive) style, variety, sort, type
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Mis moodi mees sa siis oled? ― What type of man are you then?
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DeclensionEdit
Declension of mood
| singular (ainsus) | plural (mitmus) | |
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| nominative (nimetav) | mood | moed |
| genitive (omastav) | moe | moodide |
| partitive (osastav) | moodi | moode |
| illative (sisseütlev) | moesse | moodidesse |
| inessive (seesütlev) | moes | moodides |
| elative (seestütlev) | moest | moodidest |
| allative (alaleütlev) | moele | moodidele |
| adessive (alalütlev) | moel | moodidel |
| ablative (alaltütlev) | moelt | moodidelt |
| translative (saav) | moeks | moodideks |
| terminative (rajav) | moeni | moodideni |
| essive (olev) | moena | moodidena |
| abessive (ilmaütlev) | moeta | moodideta |
| comitative (kaasaütlev) | moega | moodidega |