mood

A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /muːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #1873

Meanings

1

noun
The way you feel at a particular time.

I've been in a bad mood ever since I missed the bus.
2

noun
The general feeling or atmosphere of a place or group.

A good politician can sense the mood of the crowd.
3

noun
The feeling created by a piece of art, music, or writing.

The slow music gave the film a sad, thoughtful mood.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the way you feel at a... temper spirit

2 noun · the general feeling or... vibeatmosphere

Word family

Forms moods

Derived forms bemoodmood-thoughtmoodishmoodlessmoodletmoodscapemoodsettermoodwisemoodyovermoodytholemod

Related forms ambianceambience atmosphere

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Phrases (4)

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optative mood
a grammatical mood used to express a wish or hope

Adjective + noun
subjunctive mood
a grammatical mood expressing possibilities, wishes, or situations not stated as ordinary facts

Adjective + noun
optimistic mood
A state of mind in which someone expects favorable results.

Adjective + noun
somber mood
a serious, sad, or gloomy emotional state

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English mood, mode, mod, from Old English mōd (“mind,” in poetry also “heart, spirit, courage”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz (“sense, courage, zeal, anger”), from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, *meh₁- (“endeavour, will, temper”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Moud (“courage”), West Frisian moed (“courage; mind; spirit; will; intention”), Dutch moed (“bravery, courage; mood”), German Mut, Muth (“bravery, courage; mood”), German Low German Mood (“boldness, bravery, courage”), Luxembourgish Mutt (“courage”), Yiddish מוט (mut, “bravery, courage”), D…

mood Middle English mōd Old English *mōd Proto-West Germanic *mōdaz Proto-Germanic *moh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# mood

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /muːd/
**Frequency rank:** 1873

## Meanings
1. The way you feel at a particular time.
2. The general feeling or atmosphere of a place or group.
3. The feeling created by a piece of art, music, or writing.

## Examples
- I've been in a bad mood ever since I missed the bus.
- A good politician can sense the mood of the crowd.
- The slow music gave the film a sad, thoughtful mood.

## Derived Forms
- bemood
- mood-thought
- moodish
- moodless
- moodlet
- moodscape
- moodsetter
- moodwise
- moody
- overmoody
- tholemod

## Related Forms
- ambiance
- ambience
- atmosphere

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mood
- Root: mōd
- Root: *mōd
- Root: *mōdaz
- Root: *moh₁-

## Etymology
From Middle English mood, mode, mod, from Old English mōd (“mind,” in poetry also “heart, spirit, courage”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz (“sense, courage, zeal, anger”), from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, *meh₁- (“endeavour, will, temper”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Moud (“courage”), West Frisian moed (“courage; mind; spirit; will; intention”), Dutch moed (“bravery, courage; mood”), German Mut, Muth (“bravery, courage; mood”), German Low German Mood (“boldness, bravery, courage”), Luxembourgish Mutt (“courage”), Yiddish מוט (mut, “bravery, courage”), D…

## AI Etymology
Mood comes from Middle English mood, mode, mod, from Old English mōd (“mind,” in poetry also “heart, spirit, courage”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz (“sense, courage, zeal, anger”), from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, *meh₁- (“endeavour, will, temper”). In present-day English its meanings include the way you feel at a particular time, the general feeling or atmosphere of a place or group, and the feeling created by a piece of art, music, or writing. The historical chain runs through mood (Middle English), mōd (Old English), *mōd (Proto-West Germanic), *mōdaz (Proto-Germanic), and *moh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). Related and derived forms include ambiance, ambience, atmosphere, and bemood.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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