List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 243

SYNONYMS: mood, humor, temper.
These nouns refer to a temporary state of mind or feeling.

Mood is the most inclusive term: a contentious mood; a cheerful mood. I was in no mood to laugh.
Humor often implies a state of mind resulting from one's characteristic disposition or temperament; it sometimes suggests fitfulness or variability: The humor of the Cabinet shifted after the scandal was exposed. We humored his strange habits.
Temper most often refers to a state of mind marked by irritability or intense anger: The nation was in such a temper that the smallest spark might raise a flame.