A temporary psychological state.
synonym: state of mind.
Roget 820:
affections,
affect;
character,
qualities,
disposition,
nature,
spirit,
tone;
temper,
temperament;
diathesis†,
idiosyncrasy;
cast of mind,
cast of soul,
habit of mind,
habit of soul,
frame of mind,
frame of soul;
predilection,
turn,
natural turn of mind;
bent,
bias,
predisposition,
proneness,
proclivity,
propensity,
propenseness†,
propension†,
propendency†;
vein,
humor,
mood,
grain,
mettle;
sympathy
etc.
(love)
897.
soul,
heart,
breast,
bosom,
inner man;
heart's core,
heart's strings,
heart's blood;
heart of hearts,
bottom of one's heart,
penetralia mentis [Lat.];
secret and inmost recesses of the heart,
cockles of one's heart;
inmost heart,
inmost soul;
backbone.
passion,
pervading spirit;
ruling passion,
master passion;
furore†;
fullness of the heart,
heyday of the blood,
flesh and blood,
flow of soul.
energy,
fervor,
fire,
force.
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Roget 602:
willingness,
voluntariness
etc.
adj.†;
willing mind,
heart.
disposition,
inclination,
leaning,
animus;
frame of mind,
humor,
mood,
vein;
bent
etc.
(turn of mind)
820;
penchant
etc.
(desire)
865;
aptitude
etc.
698.
docility,
docibleness†;
persuasibleness†,
persuasibility†;
pliability
etc.
(softness)
324.
geniality,
cordiality;
goodwill;
alacrity,
readiness,
earnestness,
forwardness;
eagerness
etc.
(desire)
865.
asset
etc.
488;
compliance
etc.
762;
pleasure
etc.
(will)
600;
gratuitous service.
labor of love;
volunteer,
volunteering.
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Roget 600:
will,
volition,
conation†,
velleity;
liberum arbitrium [Lat.];
will and pleasure,
free will;
freedom
etc.
748;
discretion;
option
etc.
(choice)
609;
voluntariness†;
spontaneity,
spontaneousness;
originality.
pleasure,
wish,
mind;
desire;
frame of mind
etc.
(inclination)
602;
intention
etc.
620;
predetermination
etc.
611;
selfcontrol
&c.;
determination
etc.
(resolution)
604;
force of will.
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