mood

Noun (1)

mood (plural moods)

1. A mental or emotional state, composure.
   • I've been in a bad mood since I was dumped by my ex-boyfriend.
   • Nor these alone, but every landscape fair, / As fit for every mood of mind, / Or gay, or grave, or sweet, or stern, was there / Not less than truth design'd.1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Palace of Art”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 142

   Synonyms:

   composure, humor, spirit, temperament

2. 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.1979, Judith Glassman, The Year in Music, 1979, →ISBN
3. A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.
   • He's in a mood with me today.
   • He was beginning to forget his burdening, despairing mood of a short while ago.1964, Philip K. Dick, “FOUR”, in Clans of the Alphane Moon, United States: Ace Books, →OCLC; republished London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996, →ISBN, page 39

   Synonyms:

   huff, pet, temper

   Antonyms:

   good humour, good mood, good spirits

4. A disposition to do something, a state of mind receptive or disposed to do something.
   • I'm not in the mood for running today.
   • Paul: Shield practice? Gurney, we had shield practice this morning. I'm not in the mood.
   • Gurney: Not in the mood? Mood's a thing for cattle and loveplay, not fighting.1984, David Lynch, 13:10 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   huff, frame of mind

5. A prevalent atmosphere, attitude, or feeling.
   • A good politician senses the mood of the crowd.
   • A novel that catches the mood of prewar Berlin.

   Synonyms:

   vibe

6. (slang) 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.”2019, Kris Ripper, Runaway Road Trip: (A Definitely-Not-Romantic Adventure)
   • To borrow an idiom from the extremely online, late Godard is a mood.2019, A.O. Scott, “'The Image Book' Review: Godard Looks at Violence, and Movies”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms:

   big mood

Interjection

1. (slang) Used to express that the speaker finds something very relatable.
   • ⁠—I am feeling very exhausted today. ⁠—Mood.
   • I mean, mood. Courteney Cox showing Kimmel her completely empty pantry over Zoom while explaining that her family is snacking more than usual is relatable content.2020 April 22, Julia Alexander, “The joy of spying on celebrity homes over Zoom and Instagram Live”, in The Verge

   Synonyms:

   big mood

Noun (2)

mood (plural moods)

1. 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.
   • The grammatical category of mood makes it possible for speakers to signal their attitude to what they are saying, in particular to indicate whether what they are saying is to be understood as a fact, a possibility or a command. The different moods of the verb are shown by special endings or forms....2011, Martin Durrell, A. E. Hammer, Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, 5th edition, London: Hodder Education, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   grammatical mood, mode