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Definition of mood :
1. Manner of conceiving and expressing action or being, as positive, possible, hypothetical, etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; as, the indicative mood; the infinitive mood; the subjunctive mood. Same as Mode.
2. Manner; style; mode; logical form; musical style; manner of action or being. See Mode which is the preferable form).
3. Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood.
Synonyms:
pique, tendency, wish, belief, sensory system, liking, spirit, irritability, musical mode, inclination, pettishness, imagination, vagary, wit, caprice, temper, tone, disposition, body fluid, pleasure, air, toughness, fashion, atmosphere, temperament, way, desire, style, aspect, sense of humor, condition, conception, clime, peevishness, modal value, surliness, propensity, frame of mind, whim, mode, ambiance, wittiness, vein, snappishness, attitude, bodily fluid, liquid body substance, manner, sense of humour, feel, sense modality, feelings, climate, state, smell, witticism, bent, modality, predilection, idea, crotchet, inflection, biliousness, irritation, fancy, freak, supposition, aura, humor, be, humour, conceit, image
emotion (part of speech: noun)
fear, hatred, excitement, anger, sadness, temperment, sentiment
feeling (part of speech: noun)
passion, response, affection, ardor, feverishness, agitation, impression, feeling, emotion, sympathy, experience, thrill, tingle, sensation
Usage examples:
- The emperor was very happy at Carmesina's words, and much more so when he saw her in such a good mood. - "The White Knight: Tirant lo Blanc", Joanot Martorell and Marti Johan d'Galba.
- I liked both Murray and Jack, and I thought that when I got them together each would see what a nice man the other was, for I was again in the mood when everything seems to be easy. - "Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate", Charles Turley.
- The Vicar arrived at about noon, and Avery saw at a glance that he was in no kindly mood. - "The Bars of Iron", Ethel May Dell.