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optative vs mood

mood vs optative

optative and mood both are nouns.

optative is an adjective but mood is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
optative Yes Yes No No
mood Yes No No No
As nouns, mood is a hypernym of optative; that is, mood is a word with a broader meaning than optative:
  • optative: a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
  • mood: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Other hypernyms of optative include modality, mode.
optative (noun) mood (noun)
a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
the prevailing psychological state
optative (adjective) mood (adjective)
relating to a mood of verbs in some languages
indicating an option or wish
Difference between optative and mood

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