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mood-thought

mood-thought noun: a thought relating to a specific mood or mindset; one's intent or mind.

Noun

mood-thought (plural mood-thoughts)

  1. (archaic, nonstandard) A thought relating to a specific mood or mindset; one's intent or mind.
    • Now [we] shall praise the heaven-realm's Keeper, God's might and his mood-thought, the work of the glory-Father, as he of each wonder, the eternal Lord, the beginning ordained.2003, Albert C. Baugh, Kemp Malone, The Literary History of England: Vol 1: The Middle Ages
    • At whiles unto love he letteth to turn The mood-thought of a man that Is mighty of kindred, […]2012, William Morris, Tale of Beowulf

Forms of mood-thought

pluralmood-thoughts

Origin of mood-thought

From a translation of Old English mōdġeþanc (“mind, thoughts”, literally “mood-thought”), equivalent to mood + thought.

Questions about mood-thought

What does mood-thought mean?
Mood-thought means a thought relating to a specific mood or mindset; one's intent or mind.
What part of speech is mood-thought?
Mood-thought is a noun.
What is the plural of mood-thought?
The plural of mood-thought is mood-thoughts.

Words near mood-thought in the dictionary

  1. mood swings
  2. mood-board
  3. mood-boarded
  4. mood-boarding
  5. mood-boards
  6. mood-thought
  7. mood-thoughts
  8. moodboard
  9. moodboarded
  10. moodboarding
  11. moodboards

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