MOOD, noun [Latin modus. See Mode.] 1. The form of an argument; the regular determination of propositions according to their quantity, as universal or particular, and their quality, as affirmative or negative. 2. Style of music. 3. The variation of a verb to express manner of action or being. [See Mode.] In the foregoing senses, and in all cases, this word when derived from the Latin modus, ought to be written mode, it being a distinct word from the following. MOOD, noun [Latin animus.] 1. Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as a melancholy mood; an angry mood; a suppliant mood 2. Anger; heat of temper. [In this sense little used, unless qualified by an adjective.]
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