Whim
A mood is a passing mood of the person.
origin
The term mood (from Latin luna , moon ) originally denotes a supposedly lunar influence on people from the change of moon . One explained with this phase-dependent changeability of the moon since ancient times a noticeable or sudden change of mood . The Bible already knows this reference: "The fool is changeable like the moon" ( Jesus Sirach ).
Other languages also reveal the presumed connection between the action of the moon and mood. English lunatic denotes the mentally ill , Italian lunatico or French lunatique the moody.
Colloquial language
To be moody (in sophisticated language: moody ) describes the rapid change of mood in everyday language . It particularly describes the character trait of being prone to sudden disgruntlement without a recognizable cause, to quickly get into a "bad mood".
The optimistic cheerfulness (good mood) is referred to as “good mood”. The adjective witty (“cheerful”, “fun”) also aims in this direction.
In colloquial terms, sentences such as B. "That makes me happy " (in the sense: "I have fun / joy") or "You will lose your good mood " (in the sense: "You will have to get angry very soon ").
Social background
A person's whims definitely have an impact on his social actions (his social interactions ), more than his common sense or good intentions, according to general judgment. When dealing with people, being moody ( giving in to one's moods uninhibited) is considered impolite, even with children, and is only accepted with stars (as “star airs”).
Theater history
In terms of theater history, “the game according to mood ” was the name for the - then modern - expressive stage style that Wolfgang Heribert von Dalberg introduced in his years as director of the Mannheim National Theater (1750–1806), which differed from being “stiff” and “pompous” 'the perceived performance practice of the French stage clearly stood out.
See also
" Good mood ":
- DJ in a good mood
- Good mood TV
- An overtime in a good mood
- A second hour in a good mood
- Happy-go-lucky: a good mood is contagious!
- Grand Prix of good humor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. Max Martersteig : The German Theater in the Nineteenth Century . 1904. 2nd edition 1924; also the premiere of Schiller's Robbers in 1782