mood

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The way you feel at a particular time.

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

2. 2
   noun

   The general feeling or atmosphere of a place or group.

   A good politician can sense the mood of the crowd.

3. 3
   noun

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

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

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…

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