mood

(noun) a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling. Synonyms: temper, humor, humour. Examples: "Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time." "He was in a bad humor."

(noun) the prevailing psychological state. Synonyms: climate. Examples: "The climate of opinion." "The national mood had changed radically since the last election."

(noun) verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker. Synonyms: mode, modality.