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mood¹
- /muːd/
- /mʉd/ Scotland
Sounds like mooed (except Scotland) · Rhymes with -uːd
Where it comes from
From Middle English mood, mode, mod, from Old English mōd (“mind,” in poetry also “heart, spirit, courage”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz (“sense, courage, zeal, anger”), from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, *meh₁- (“endeavour, will, temper”).
Cognates
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Moud (“courage”), West Frisian moed (“courage; mind; spirit; will; intention”), Dutch moed (“bravery, courage; mood”), German Mut (“bravery, courage; mood”), German Low German Mood (“boldness, bravery, courage”), Luxembourgish Mutt (“courage”), Yiddish מוט (mut, “bravery, courage”), Danish and Swedish mod (“courage”), Faroese and Icelandic móður (“anger, wrath; fierce mood”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk mot (“courage”), Gothic 𐌼𐍉𐌸𐍃 (mōþs, “mood; anger”), Vandalic *muths (“mind”); also Latin mōs (“behavior, conduct, manner; inclination, temperament; humour, will”), Bulgarian сме́я (sméja, “to dare”), Czech smět (“to be allowed; may”), Macedonian сме́е (smée, “to be allowed”), Polish śmieć (“dare”), Russian сметь (smetʹ, “to dare”), Serbo-Croatian сме̏ти, смје̏ти, smȅti, smjȅti (“to dare, venture”), Slovak smieť (“to be allowed; may”), Slovene smeti (“to be allowed; may”) Ukrainian смі́ти (smíty, “to dare”).
noun moods
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A mental or emotional state, composure.
I've been in a bad mood since I was dumped by my ex-boyfriend.
Similar: composure, humor, spirit, temperament
- Emotional character (of a work of music, literature, or other art). Whatever the mood of her music, funky or romantic, upbeat or blue, sophisticated or simple, her fans get the message. And as long as the word comes from Natalie, they adore it, turning every one of her albums to gold or platinum.
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A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.
He's in a mood with me today.
Similar: huff, pet, temper · Opposite: good humour, good mood, good spirits
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A disposition to do something, a state of mind receptive or disposed to do something.
I'm not in the mood for running today.
Similar: huff, frame of mind
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A prevalent atmosphere, attitude, or feeling.
A good politician senses the mood of the crowd.
Similar: vibe
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A familiar, relatable feeling, experience, or thing.
“I'm only here for a night. I'm road tripping with a friend and he decided we needed a queer bar, stat.” “Oh, that's a whole mood.”
Similar: big mood
interjection
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Used to express that the speaker finds something very relatable.
—I am feeling very exhausted today. —Mood.
Similar: big mood
mood²
- /muːd/
- /mʉd/ Scotland
Sounds like mooed (except Scotland) · Rhymes with -uːd
Where it comes from
Alteration of mode, from Latin modus, with specialized uses in grammar, music and logic.
noun moods
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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 mood most frequently encountered in English is the indicative, of which the mood in this sentence is an example.
Similar: grammatical mood, mode
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: temper, modality, humor, humour, mode, climate, mind-set, mindset, sense, mind, trend, sentiment, tendency, feeling, attitude, stance
Translations
Every language
noun mental state
| Español | humor m ánimo, estado de ánimo, tesitura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기분 gibun |
| 日本語 | 気分 kibun, 気持ち kimochi, ムード mūdo |
| 中文 | 心情 xīnqíng, 情緒 /情绪 qíngxù, 心境 xīnjìng |
| हिन्दी | स्वभाव svabhāv, मनोदशा manodśā |
| Português | humor |
| Français | humeur |
| Deutsch | Gemüt, Stimmung, Laune |
| Italiano | umore |
| Ελληνικά | διάθεση diáthesi |
| Русский | настрое́ние nastrojénije, расположе́ние raspoložénije, настро́й nastrój |
| Tiếng Việt | tâm trạng, tính khí |
| العربية | مَزَاج mazāj |
| עברית | מַצַּב רוּחַ matsav ruakh |
noun bad mood
| Español | mal humor, mal genio |
|---|---|
| Português | mau humor |
| Français | mauvaise humeur, humeur, cafard |
| Deutsch | schlechte Laune, üble Laune, Missmut, schlechte Stimmung |
| Italiano | cattivo umore |
| Русский | дурно́е настрое́ние durnóje nastrojénije, уны́ние unýnije, нерасположе́ние neraspoložénije |
noun disposition — see also in the mood
| Español | ánimo, ánimos |
|---|---|
| Français | humeur |
| Русский | настрое́ние nastrojénije |
| עברית | מַצַּב רוּחַ matsav ruakh |
noun prevalent atmosphere
| Español | ambiente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 분위기 bunwigi |
| Português | clima |
| Français | atmosphère, ambiance |
| Русский | атмосфе́ра atmosféra |
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title = {mood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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