mood

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a characteristic habitual or relatively temporary state of feeling

   Children are known for their mood swings.

2. 2
   noun

   A mental or emotional state, composure.

   I've been in a bad mood since I was dumped by my ex-boyfriend.

3. 3
   noun

   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.

4. 4
   noun

   A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.

   He's in a mood with me today.

5. 5
   noun

   A disposition to do something, a state of mind receptive or disposed to do something.

   I'm not in the mood for running today.

6. 6
   noun

   A prevalent atmosphere, attitude, or feeling.

   A good politician senses the mood of the crowd.

7. 7
   noun

   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.”

8. 8
   intj

   Used to express that the speaker finds something very relatable.

   ⁠—I am feeling very exhausted today. ⁠—Mood.

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…