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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOOD, n. [L. modus. See Mode.]
1. The form of an argument; the regular determination of propositions according to their quantity, as universal or particular, and their quality, as affirmative or negative.
2. Style of music.
3. The variation of a verb to express manner of action or being. [See Mode.]
In the foregoing senses, and in all cases, this word when derived from the Latin modus, ought to be written mode, it being a distinct word from the following.
MOOD, n. [L. animus.]
1. Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as a melancholy mood; an angry mood; a suppliant mood.
2. Anger; heat of temper.
[In this sense little used,unless qualified by an adjective.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" [syn: temper, mood, humor, humour]
2: the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election" [syn: climate, mood]
3: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker [syn: mood, mode, modality]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English m?d; akin to Old High German muot mood Date: before 12th century 1. a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion ; feeling; also the expression of mood especially in art or literature 2. archaic a fit of anger ; rage 3. a. a prevailing attitude ; disposition b. a receptive state of mind predisposing to action c. a distinctive atmosphere or context ; aura II. noun Etymology: alteration of ¹mode Date: 1569 1. the form of a syllogism as determined by the quantity and quality of its constituent propositions 2. distinction of form or a particular set of inflectional forms of a verb to express whether the action or state it denotes is conceived as fact or in some other manner (as command, possibility, or wish) 3. mode 1b

Britannica Concise

In grammar, a category that reflects the speaker's view of an event's reality, likelihood, or urgency. Often marked by special verb forms (inflections), moods include the indicative, for factual or neutral situations (e.g., "You did your work"); the imperative, to convey commands or requests ("Do your work"); and the subjunctive. The subjunctive's functions vary widely. It may express doubt, possibility, necessity, desire, or future time. In English it often indicates a condition contrary to fact (e.g., "If he were to work here, he would have to learn to be punctual").

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 a state of mind or feeling. 2 (in pl.) fits of melancholy or bad temper. 3 (attrib.) inducing a particular mood (mood music). Phrases and idioms: in the (or no) mood (foll. by for, or to + infin.) inclined (or disinclined) (was in no mood to agree). Etymology: OE mod mind, thought, f. Gmc 2. n. 1 Gram. a a form or set of forms of a verb serving to indicate whether it is to express fact, command, wish, etc. (subjunctive mood). b the distinction of meaning expressed by different moods. 2 Logic any of the classes into which each of the figures of a valid categorical syllogism is subdivided. Etymology: var. of MODE, assoc. with MOOD(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mood Mood, n. [The same word as mode, perh. influenced by mood temper. See Mode.] 1. Manner; style; mode; logical form; musical style; manner of action or being. See Mode which is the preferable form). 2. (Gram.) 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mood Mood, n. [OE. mood, mod, AS. m[=o]dmind, feeling, heart, courage; akin to OS. & OFries. m[=o]d, D. moed, OHG. muot, G. muth, mut, courage, Dan. & Sw. mod, Icel. m[=o]?r wrath, Goth. m[=o]ds.] Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood. Till at the last aslaked was mood. --Chaucer. Fortune is merry, And in this mood will give us anything. --Shak. The desperate recklessness of her mood. --Hawthorne.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(moods) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your mood is the way you are feeling at a particular time. If you are in a good mood, you feel cheerful. If you are in a bad mood, you feel angry and impatient. He is clearly in a good mood today... When he came back, he was in a foul mood... His moods swing alarmingly. N-COUNT: with supp, oft adj N, oft in N • If you say that you are in the mood for something, you mean that you want to do it or have it. If you say that you are in no mood to do something, you mean that you do not want to do it or have it. After a day of air and activity, you should be in the mood for a good meal... He was in no mood to celebrate. PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v, oft PHR for n/-ing, PHR to-inf 2. If someone is in a mood, the way they are behaving shows that they are feeling angry and impatient. She was obviously in a mood. = temper N-COUNT: oft in a N 3. The mood of a group of people is the way that they think and feel about an idea, event, or question at a particular time. They largely misread the mood of the electorate. N-SING: usu with supp, oft with poss 4. The mood of a place is the general impression that you get of it. First set the mood with music... = atmosphere N-COUNT 5. In grammar, the mood of a clause is the way in which the verb forms are used to show whether the clause is, for example, a statement, a question, or an instruction. N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Temper, humor, disposition, vein, frame of mind.

Moby Thesaurus

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