a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in many languages, and that is typically used to indicate the syntactic relation of the clause in which the verb occurs to other clauses in the sentence, or the attitude of the speaker toward what he or she is saying, as certainty or uncertainty, wish or command, emphasis or hesitancy.
a set of syntactic devices in some languages that is similar to this set in function or meaning, involving the use of auxiliary words, as can, may, might.
any of the categories of these sets: the Latin indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
Logic. a classification of categorical syllogisms by the use of three letters that name, respectively, the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion.
Also called mode.
Origin of mood
2
1525–35; special use of mood1 by influence of mode1
In part, that’s because audiences across all three groups reported that they were in better moods when watching CTV.
Multicultural audiences are making nuanced media choices|Vevo|August 25, 2020|Digiday
Hicks points out that a tennis umpire is always paying attention to the players’ moods and how they act on court.
A robot referee can really keep its ‘eye’ on the ball|Kathryn Hulick|August 20, 2020|Science News For Students
Starting in March 2017, hundreds of patients discharged from psychiatric hospitals around Copenhagen have been loaned customized phones so doctors can remotely watch their activity and check for signs of low mood or mania.
Machines can spot mental health issues—if you hand over your personal data|Bobbie Johnson|August 13, 2020|MIT Technology Review
While polling to gauge the political mood in Belarus is prohibited, signs are starting to appear, both on social media and in the streets, that people have stopped being afraid of Lukashenko.
Could She Upset Belarus’ Dictator?|Pallabi Munsi|August 5, 2020|Ozy
If I am not in the mood for that, I just switch to a radio drama or a talk show instead and get entertained on the go.
Podcasts and internet marketing: Are you missing the boat?|Nasirabadi Reza|July 30, 2020|Search Engine Watch
And what he said on June 5, 1985 fits the mood of the moment three decades later.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
By Alex Orlov for Life by DailyBurn Do dark, chilly days make your mood cloud over this time each year?
9 Ways to Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder|DailyBurn|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prepare for takeoff, because quality vacation time will certainly boost your mood.
9 Ways to Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder|DailyBurn|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And for those seeking a quick fix: Studies show that light therapy can spur a mood lift in just several days.
9 Ways to Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder|DailyBurn|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to Kostick, while awaiting a van to transport Stewart to the nearest police station, his mood changed.
Before Eric Garner, There Was Michael Stewart: The Tragic Story of the Real-Life Radio Raheem|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our mood becomes so mediæval as to almost make the ancient stained glass seem contemporary.
Stained Glass Tours in France|Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
The mother's mood may be read at a glance: she is showing in one of a thousand tender ways her motherly affection for her child.
The Madonna in Art|Estelle M. Hurll
He would have liked bread and salt, but was in no mood to grumble over his meal.
The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three|Dexter J. Forrester
Yet she could not have found a habitation and surroundings more perfectly suited to her wants and the mood she was in.
Dead Man's Plack and an Old Thorn|William Henry Hudson
It is turbulent and muddy; hard to pass and masterful of mood: noisy and of brief continuance.
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus|Epictetus
British Dictionary definitions for mood (1 of 2)
mood1
/ (muːd) /
noun
a temporary state of mind or tempera cheerful mood
a sullen or gloomy state of mind, esp when temporaryshe's in a mood
a prevailing atmosphere or feeling
in the moodin a favourable state of mind (for something or to do something)
Word Origin for mood
Old English mōd mind, feeling; compare Old Norse mōthr grief, wrath
British Dictionary definitions for mood (2 of 2)
mood2
/ (muːd) /
noun
grammara category of the verb or verbal inflections that expresses semantic and grammatical differences, including such forms as the indicative, subjunctive, and imperative
logicone of the possible arrangements of the syllogism, classified solely by whether the component propositions are universal or particular and affirmative or negativeCompare figure (def. 18)