Mood vs Exhortative - What's the difference?
mood | exhortative |
A mental or emotional state, composure.
A sullen mental state; a bad mood.
A disposition to do something.
(senseid) A prevalent atmosphere or feeling.
(grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
(comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
(grammar, not comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
* 1994 , Hein van der Voort, A grammar of Kwaza, Mouton de Gruyzer, page 528
As adjectives the difference between mood and exhortative
is that mood is tired while exhortative is (comparable) appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.As a noun exhortative is
the mood.mood
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) mood, mode, mod, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- I'm in a sad mood since I dumped my lover.
- He's in a mood with me today.
- I'm not in the mood for running today.
- A good politician senses the mood of the crowd.
Usage notes
* Adjectives often used with "mood": good, bad.Synonyms
* (mental or emotional state) composure, humor/humour, spirits, temperament * (bad mood) huff (informal), pet, temper * (disposition to do something) frame of mindAntonyms
* (bad mood) good humour, good mood, good spiritsDerived terms
* in the mood * mood music * mood swing * moodySee also
* ambiance, ambience * atmosphere *GemuetlichkeitEtymology 2
Alteration of modeNoun
(en noun)- The most common mood in English is the indicative.
Synonyms
* mode * grammatical moodHyponyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* indicative mood * conjunctive mood = subjunctive mood * imperative mood * conditional moodSee also
* aspect * tenseAnagrams
* ----exhortative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In sections (5.2.7-10.) three special prohibitive moods were identified and described: negative imperative, negative exhortative and monitory.
