Stimmung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ambiance noun The particular mood or atmosphere created by a place or its surroundings.
- humour noun (UK) The quality of being funny, or the ability to find things funny.
- mood noun A temporary state of mind or feeling.
- resolution noun A firm decision to do or not do something.
- spirit noun The non-physical part of a person believed to hold their character, emotions, or soul.
- temperament noun A person's natural way of thinking, reacting, and behaving, especially as it shows up in mood.
- tone noun The quality or character of a sound, especially its pitch, timbre, or emotional colouring.
Senses
Stimmung is used for these senses in English:
- ambiance A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
- humour (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
- mood A mental or emotional state, composure.
- resolution (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- spirit The manner or style of something.
- temperament (music) The altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key.
- tone (language, literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed, especially the aspects of diction (word choice), connotation, emotiveness, and register.
- tuning (musical instruments) The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch.
humour — full definition
- noun (UK) The quality of being funny, or the ability to find things funny.
- noun (UK) A person's mood or temporary state of mind.
- verb (UK) To go along with someone's wishes to keep them happy, even if you disagree.