# mood

Pronunciation: say "MOOD" /muːd/

## Noun

1. An emotional or mental state at a particular time; one's composure.
   - Simple: How someone is feeling at a certain time, whether calm, happy, or upset.
   - _His mood shifted as the bad news sank in._
   - _Her calm mood helped settle the nervous students._
2. A prevalent atmosphere, attitude, or feeling shared across a place or group of people.
   - Simple: A feeling shared by a group of people or felt across a place.
   - _The national mood soured as prices kept rising._
   - _Festive moods filled the streets during the celebration._
3. A sullen, gloomy, or angry state of mind; a bad mood.
   - Simple: A bad, angry, or unhappy state of mind.
   - _She stomped off in a mood after losing the argument._
   - _His dark moods could last for days without explanation._
4. A state of mind that makes someone receptive or willing to do a particular thing.
   - Simple: A feeling of wanting or being ready to do something.
   - _He's in the mood for a long walk after dinner._
   - _Are you in the mood to dance, or would you rather sit?_
5. The emotional quality or atmosphere conveyed by a piece of music, a book, a painting, or any other artwork.
   - Simple: The feeling that a song, story, or picture gives you.
   - _The novel's somber mood lingers long after the final page._
   - _Minor chords create a melancholy mood throughout the piece._
6. A familiar, relatable feeling, experience, or thing that captures how one feels. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Something that feels so relatable it seems to match how you feel.
   - _Honestly, ordering pizza instead of cooking is a whole mood._
   - _Her caption about hating Mondays was a real mood._
8. A verb form showing how its clause relates to the speaker's wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
   - Simple: A verb form that shows whether something is a fact, a wish, or a command.
   - _The subjunctive mood appears in phrases like 'if I were rich.'_
   - _Many languages mark mood differently for commands and statements._

## Interjection

7. Said or written to show that the speaker finds something very relatable. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A word you say to show that you feel the same way about something.
   - _'I'm skipping the gym to watch movies.' 'Honestly, mood.'_
   - _He texted back a single word after my rant: 'Mood.'_

## Origin

**Meanings 1–7** — From Middle English mood, from Old English mōd ("mind," and in poetry "heart, spirit, courage"), going back through Proto-Germanic *mōdaz ("sense, courage, zeal, anger") to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "endeavour, will, temper." It is related to Dutch moed and German Mut ("courage"), as well as Danish and Swedish mod.
**Meaning 8** — An alteration of mode, from Latin modus.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mood (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).