| mood | |
| 1. n. A mental or emotional state, composure. | |
| I've been in a bad mood since I dumped my boyfriend. | |
| 2. n. A sullen mental state; a bad mood. | |
| He's in a mood with me today. | |
| 3. n. A disposition to do something. | |
| I'm not in the mood for running today. | |
| 4. n. A prevalent atmosphere or feeling. | |
| A good politician senses the mood of the crowd. | |
| 5. n. (obsolete, Northern England, and Scotland) Courage, heart, valor; also vim and vigor. | |
| He fought with mood in many a bloody slaught. | |
| He tried to lift the fallen tree with all his main and mood, but he couldn't. | |
| 6. n. (grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality. | |
| The most common mood in English is the indicative. | |
