HyperDic: mood

English > 3 senses of the word mood:
NOUNfeelingmood, temper, humor, humoura characteristic / characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
statemood, climatethe prevailing psychological state
relationmood, mode, modalityverb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
mood > pronunciation
Soundsmuw'd
Rhymesaccrued ... vicissitude: 66 rhymes with uwd...
English > mood: 3 senses > noun 1, feeling
MeaningA characteristic / characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling.
Synonymstemper, humor, humour
Narrowergood humor, good humour, good temper, amiabilityA cheerful and agreeable mood
ill humor, ill humour, distemperAn angry and disagreeable mood
peeveAn annoyed or irritated mood
sulk, sulkinessA mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
BroaderfeelingThe experiencing of affective and emotional states
Spanishestado de ánimo, humor, temperamento
Catalanhumor, temperament
Adjectivesmoodysubject to sharply varying moods
English > mood: 3 senses > noun 2, state
MeaningThe prevailing psychological state.
Example "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"
Synonymclimate
Broadercondition, statusA state at a particular time
Spanishclima, estado de ánimo, humor
Catalanclima, humor
English > mood: 3 senses > noun 3, relation
MeaningVerb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker.
Synonymsmode, modality
Narrowerimperative mood, imperative, jussive mood, imperative formA mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
indicative mood, indicative, declarative mood, declarative, common mood, fact moodA mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
interrogative mood, interrogativeSome linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
optative mood, optativeA mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope / hope
subjunctive mood, subjunctiveA mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
Broadergrammatical relationA linguistic relation established by grammar
Spanishmodo
Catalanmode

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