Mood — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

the prevailing psychological state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈuːd/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈuːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈuːd/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈuːd/.

Examples

whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
he was in a bad humor
the climate of opinion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

temper humour climate humor mode modality

Parts of Speech

noun	a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling “whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time”
noun	the prevailing psychological state “the climate of opinion”
noun	verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

Word Forms

moody	adjective	subject to sharply varying moods
humor	verb	put into a good mood
humour	verb	put into a good mood
modal	adjective	relating to or expressing the mood of a verb

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stimmung

ein charakteristischer (gewohnheitsmäßiger oder relativ vorübergehender) Gefühlszustand

🇫🇷French

humeur

un état de sensation caractéristique (habituel ou relativement temporaire)

🇪🇸Spanish

ánimo

un estado de sentimiento característico (habitual o relativamente temporal)

🇮🇹Italian

Umore

uno stato emotivo caratteristico (abituale o relativamente temporaneo).

🇳🇱Dutch

stemming

een karakteristieke (gewone of relatief tijdelijke) gevoelstoestand

🇵🇹Portuguese

humor

um estado de sentimento característico (habitual ou relativamente temporário)

🇷🇺Russian

настроение

характерное (привычное или относительно временное) состояние чувств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मनोदशा

भावना की एक विशिष्ट (अभ्यस्त या अपेक्षाकृत अस्थायी) अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

মেজাজ

একটি চরিত্রগত (অভ্যাসগত বা অপেক্ষাকৃত অস্থায়ী) অনুভূতির অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

மனநிலை

ஒரு பண்பு (பழக்கமான அல்லது ஒப்பீட்டளவில் தற்காலிக) உணர்வு நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

మానసిక స్థితి

ఒక లక్షణం (అలవాటు లేదా సాపేక్షంగా తాత్కాలిక) అనుభూతి స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

मूड

एक वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण (सवयीची किंवा तुलनेने तात्पुरती) भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂડ

લાગણીની લાક્ષણિકતા (રીતે અથવા પ્રમાણમાં અસ્થાયી) સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿ

ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ) ಭಾವನೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാനസികാവസ്ഥ

ഒരു സ്വഭാവം (പതിവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ താരതമ്യേന താൽക്കാലിക) വികാരാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਡ

ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ (ਆਦਤ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਤਨ ਅਸਥਾਈ) ਅਵਸਥਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزاج

احساس کی ایک خصوصیت (عادت یا نسبتاً عارضی) حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

情绪

一种特有的（习惯性的或相对暂时的）感觉状态

🇯🇵Japanese

気分

特徴的な（習慣的または比較的一時的な）感情状態

🇰🇷Korean

분위기

특징적인(습관적이거나 상대적으로 일시적인) 감정 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tâm trạng

một trạng thái cảm giác đặc trưng (theo thói quen hoặc tương đối tạm thời)

🇹🇭Thai

อารมณ์

สถานะของความรู้สึกที่เป็นลักษณะเฉพาะ (เป็นนิสัยหรือค่อนข้างชั่วคราว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

suasana hati

keadaan perasaan yang khas (biasa atau relatif sementara).

🇵🇭Filipino

kalooban

isang katangian (nakasanayan o medyo pansamantala) na estado ng pakiramdam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزاج

حالة شعورية مميزة (اعتيادية أو مؤقتة نسبيًا).

🇮🇷Persian

خلق و خوی

یک حالت احساسی مشخص (عادی یا نسبتاً موقت).

🇹🇷Turkish

mod

karakteristik (alışılmış veya nispeten geçici) bir duygu durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַצַב רוּחַ

מצב אופייני (רגיל או זמני יחסית) של תחושה

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The primary meaning of 'mood' is 'a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling'.

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Using 'mood' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mood' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mood' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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