mood

Current mental weather

Mood is a temporary state of mind or feeling—cheerful, melancholy, irritable.

Someone in a mood is usually in a bad one.

If you're in the mood for something, you feel like doing it.

The mood of a place or work of art is its atmosphere or emotional tone: The lighting set a romantic mood.

In grammar, mood indicates whether a verb expresses fact (indicative), command (imperative), or possibility (subjunctive).

ambiance

atmosphere

Gaseous layer around planets

  • lightingArt of illuminating spaces
  • musicOrganized auditory art
  • decorRoom's visual arrangement

aroma · setting · tone · vibe · energy · aura · feel · environment · aesthetic · candlelight

adjective

depressed

Persistently sad, spiritless

anxious · content · hopeful · gloomy · ecstatic · nostalgic · apathetic · pensive · serene · restless

emotion

happiness

Joyful emotional state

  • sadnessState of emotional pain
  • angerIntense hostile emotion
  • joyIntense positive emotion

fear · anxiety · melancholy · euphoria · contentment · grief · depression · elation · frustration · guilt

collective

national

Of a country

social · cultural · zeitgeist · sentiment · climate · attitude · spirit · temper · pulse · undercurrent

grammar

indicative

Serving as a sign

interrogative · declarative · potential

temperament

disposition

Inherent character or arrangement

nature · tendency · propensity · inclination · demeanor · constitution · humor · spirits · frame · state

Categories
Opposites
temperament temporality

moodtemperament

Inborn behavioral nature

personality · character · disposition · nature · trait

emotional valence

moodcomposure

Emotional self-control

equanimity · calmness · serenity · peace · tranquility

psychological versus physical state

moodhealth

Condition of body, mind

physical state · physiology · body

Phrases
Family

moody, moods, moodiness, moodily, moodier, moodiest

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