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2. (Gram.) Manner of conceiving and
expressing action or being, as positive, possible, hypothetical,
etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person,
number, etc.; as, the indicative mood; the infinitive
mood; the subjunctive mood. Same as
Mode.

Mood, n. [OE. mood, mod,
AS. mōdmind, feeling, heart, courage; akin to OS. &
OFries. mōd, D. moed, OHG. muot, G.
muth, mut, courage, Dan. & Sw. mod, Icel.
mōðr wrath, Goth. mōds.] Temper of
mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling;
humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant
mood.

Till at the last aslaked was his
mood.

Fortune is merry,

And in this mood will give us anything.

The desperate recklessness of her
mood.

Moo"der (?), n. Mother.
[Obs.] Chaucer.

Mood"i*ly (m&oomac;d"&ibreve;*l&ybreve;),
adv.


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