Attitude vs. Mood — What's the Difference?

A settled way of thinking or feeling about something

A particular state of mind or emotion

Truculent or uncooperative behaviour

A pervading impression of an observer

The orientation of an aircraft or spacecraft, relative to the direction of travel.

An instance or spell of sulking or angry behavior

A manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind or disposition

Inclination; disposition

Arrogant or aggressive disposition or behavior

A property of verbs in which the speaker's attitude toward the factuality or likelihood of the action or condition expressed.

A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself

A category or set of verb forms or inflections used to indicate such an attitude. In English, the indicative mood is used to make factual statements, the subjunctive mood to indicate doubt or unlikelihood, and the imperative mood to express a command.

A position similar to an arabesque in which a ballet dancer stands on one leg with the other raised either in front or in back and bent at the knee.

(Logic) The arrangement of statement types in a syllogism.

The orientation of an aircraft's axes relative to a reference line or plane, such as the horizon.

A mental or emotional state, composure.

The orientation of a spacecraft relative to its direction of motion.

Emotional character (of a work of music, literature, or other art).

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.

A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.

(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.

A disposition to do something, a state of mind receptive or disposed to do something.

Unpleasant behavior.

A prevalent atmosphere, attitude, or feeling.

The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.

(slang) A familiar, relatable feeling, experience, or thing.

(ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.

(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.

To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.

(slang) Used to express that the speaker finds something very relatable.

To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.

Manner; style; mode; logical form; musical style; manner of action or being. See Mode which is the preferable form).

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

Manner of conceiving and expressing action or being, as positive, possible, conditional, hypothetical, obligatory, imperitive, etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; as, the indicative mood; the imperitive mood; the infinitive mood; the subjunctive mood. Same as Mode.

The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; as, a threatening attitude; an attitude of entreaty.

Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood.

Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm attitude; one's mental attitude in respect to religion.

A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling;

A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways;

The prevailing psychological state;

Position or arrangement of the body and its limbs;

Verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

A theatrical pose created for effect;

Position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)