Definitions
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
Word origin
From Middle English mood, mode, mod, from Old English mōd (“mind,” in poetry also “heart, spirit, courage”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz (“sense, courage, zeal, anger”), from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, *meh₁- (“endeavour, will, temper”).
Used in a sentence
“I've been in a bad mood since I was dumped by my ex-boyfriend.”
“Nor these alone, but every landscape fair, / As fit for every mood of mind, / Or gay, or grave, or sweet, or stern, was there / Not less than truth design'd.”
“I envy not in any moods The captive void of noble rage, The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods: […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Emotional state”4 letters
02“Feeling at the moment”4 letters
03“State of mind”4 letters
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