Mood
Related: emotion - mood disorder - thought
Definition
A person's mood is the repertoire of emotions and thoughts experienced at a particular time. In normal functioning, moods are largely adaptive to external events.
An optimist and a pessimist evaluate a situation relatively favorably and unfavorably, respectively. This applies also to expectations. The optimist looks at the world "through rose-tinted spectacles".
Mood disorders are mental illnesses where the normal functioning of mood is disrupted. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood [Jul 2004]
Allmusic Moods [...]
- Acerbic
- Aggressive
- Ambitious
- Amiable/Good-Natured
- Angry
- Angst-Ridden
- Atmospheric
- Austere
- Autumnal
- Bitter
- Bittersweet
- Bleak
- Boisterous
- Brash
- Brassy
- Bravado
- Bright
- Brittle
- Brooding
- Calm/Peaceful
- Campy
- Carefree
- Cathartic
- Cerebral
- Cheerful
- Circular
- Cold
- Complex
- Confident
- Confrontational
- Crunchy
- Cynical/Sarcastic
- Delicate
- Detached
- Difficult
- Distraught
- Dramatic
- Dreamy
- Druggy
- Earnest
- Earthy
- Eccentric
- Eerie
- Effervescent
- Elaborate
- Elegant
- Energetic
- Enigmatic
- Epic
- Ethereal
- Exciting
- Exuberant
- Fierce
- Fiery
- Fractured
- Freakish
- Freewheeling
- Fun
- Gentle
- Giddy Gleeful
- Gloomy
- Greasy
- Gritty
- Gutsy
- Happy
- Harsh
- Hedonistic
- Hostile
- Humorous
- Hungry
- Hypnotic
- Indulgent
- Innocent
- Insular
- Intense
- Intimate
- Ironic
- Irreverent
- Joyous
- Knotty
- Laid-Back/Mellow
- Lazy
- Light
- Literate
- Lively
- Lush
- Malevolent
- Manic
- Meandering
- Melancholy
- Menacing
- Messy
- Naive
- Nihilistic
- Nocturnal
- Nostalgic
- Ominous
- Organic
- Outraged
- Outrageous
- Paranoid
- Party/Celebratory
- Passionate
- Pastoral
- Plaintive
- Playful
- Poignant
- Precious
- Provocative
- Quirky
- Rambunctious
- Ramshackle
- Raucous
- Rebellious
- Reckless
- Refined/Mannered
- Reflective
- Relaxed
- Reserved Restrained
- Reverent
- Rollicking
- Romantic
- Rousing
- Rowdy
- Rustic
- Sad
- Sardonic
- Searching
- Self-Conscious
- Sensual
- Sentimental
- Sexual
- Sexy
- Silly
- Sleazy
- Slick
- Smooth
- Snide
- Soft
- Somber
- Soothing
- Sophisticated
- Spacey
- Sparkling
- Sparse
- Spicy
- Spiritual
- Spooky
- Sprawling
- Springlike
- Stately
- Street-Smart
- Stylish
- Suffocating
- Sugary
- Summery
- Swaggering
- Sweet
- Tense/Anxious
- Theatrical
- Thuggish
- Trashy
- Trippy
- Uncompromising
- Unsettling
- Urgent
- Visceral
- Volatile
- Warm
- Weary
- Whimsical
- Wintry
- Wistful
- Witty
- Wry
- Yearning
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