mood music
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4.1
- noun
- /muːd ˈmjuːzɪk/
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música ambiental
- She put on some calming mood music while she studied for her exams.
- a little mood music
- good mood music
Examples
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After all, the rest of this week's blog entries will be "Pickle Week" here at Celebration Generation; why not get some great mood music to kick it off?
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Just let me put a little mood music on.
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So I set the mood music, right?
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Trying to find some mood music.
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Keep that mood music going.
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Grandpa thought customers might like some mood music.
Fiction book (1998) -
I hope you don't mind a little mood music.
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I thought I'd put on some mood music so we could dance a little, Nikki.
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Mix it up with scented candles, mood music, flavored lotions, and new sexy lingerie.
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The restaurant played soft mood music to create a romantic atmosphere for diners.
Synonyms
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6.5
The mix of noises you hear in a place, like birds or traffic
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6.5
Background sounds and effects added to create a mood in a film or event
How Atmospheric
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'music intended to create or enhance a particular atmosphere' is directly compositional from 'mood' (emotional atmosphere) + 'music' (organized sound). This noun–noun combination follows a common and transparent English pattern (and has clear equivalents in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Mood music comes from the simple image of soft music played quietly behind a film scene, a restaurant dinner, or a radio show to create a certain mood. Because this music is meant to shape how people feel, the phrase now means 'music that is meant to create or enhance a particular atmosphere or feeling'.