MOOD


Meaning of MOOD in English

I. ˈmüd noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mōd; akin to Old High German muot mood

Date: before 12th century

1. : a conscious state of mind or predominant emotion : feeling ; also : the expression of mood especially in art or literature

2. archaic : a fit of anger : rage

3.

a. : a prevailing attitude : disposition

b. : a receptive state of mind predisposing to action

c. : a distinctive atmosphere or context : aura

II. noun

Etymology: alteration of mode (I)

Date: 1569

1. : the form of a syllogism as determined by the quantity and quality of its constituent propositions

2. : distinction of form or a particular set of inflectional forms of a verb to express whether the action or state it denotes is conceived as fact or in some other manner (as command, possibility, or wish)

3. : mode 1b

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.