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mood

  • noun
  • mo͞od

A mental or emotional state, composure.

Example

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

Other meanings

  1. Emotional character (of a work of music, literature, or other art).

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

    “He's in a mood with me today.”

Synonyms

  • temper
  • humour

Example sentences

  • “I'm not in the mood to argue with you.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “The left frontal lobe plays a role in controlling mood and emotion.”

    Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Word history

From Old English "mōd".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “mood” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.