mood

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ mood /ˈmuːd/ noun

plural moods

¹ mood

/ˈmuːd/

noun

plural moods

Britannica Dictionary definition of MOOD

[count] : the way someone feels : a person's emotional state

He's been in a good mood all week. [=he's been happy and pleasant all week]
Watching the news has put me in a bad mood. [=has made me unhappy and depressed]
The kids are in a silly mood today.
The good news lifted/lightened her mood.
The bad news darkened/depressed her mood.
She is a woman of many moods. Let's hope she's in one of her cheerful moods today.
She may join us later. It depends on what kind of mood she's in.
He's in one of his moods. [=he's in a bad mood]
Quit teasing him. He's obviously in no mood for joking.
It's a gorgeous day, and I'm in no mood to clean the house.
It's hard to relate to someone who has such wild/extreme mood swings. [=someone whose mood changes very quickly]
(medical) mood disorders such as severe depression or anxiety

[singular] : an attitude or feeling shared by many people

[count] : a quality that creates a particular feeling

She turned down the lights and lit a candle to create a more romantic mood. [=atmosphere]

in the mood

: feeling a desire for (something) or to do something

I'm in the mood for sushi.
She was in the mood for love.
He's a great pianist and goes to the jazz club whenever he's in the mood to play.
I'm sorry. I'm just not in the mood to talk. [=I do not want to talk to anyone right now]
“Would you like to see a movie?” “No, I'm not in the mood (to see a movie).”