climate
/ˈklaɪmət/
noun
Common
1.n.the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
“the dank climate of southern Wales”
2.n.the prevailing psychological state
“the climate of opinion”
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climate and mood share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. climate means “the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time”. mood means “a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling”. mood is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈklaɪmət/
1.n.the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
“the dank climate of southern Wales”
2.n.the prevailing psychological state
“the climate of opinion”
/ˈmud/
1.n.a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
“whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time”
2.n.the prevailing psychological state
“the climate of opinion”
3.n.verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
| climate | mood | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈklaɪmət/ | /ˈmud/ |
| Said | KLAHY-muht | mood |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 7 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 3 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | clime | temper, humor, humour |
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