noskaojums

Noskaojums is a noun that appears in Latvian texts as a variant spelling of the more common noskaņojums. The standard term noskaņojums denotes mood or emotional tone, and it can refer to a person’s immediate state of feeling as well as the broader atmosphere of a situation, place, or work of art. In everyday language it is used to describe how someone feels at a given moment or the overall emotional climate surrounding an event.

Etymologically, the concept is linked to the verb noskaņot, meaning to tune or align, and figuratively to set one’s mood. The sense of alignment—between inner feelings and external circumstances—permeates the term. Related Latvian terms include garastāvoklis, meaning mental state or condition, and noskaņa, which describes an atmosphere or ambience.

In usage, noskaojums covers both transient emotional states and more stable dispositions, though in modern writing noskaņojums is the prevailing form. It appears in psychology, literary and film analysis, and everyday speech to convey how people or environments feel. For example, a narrative might establish a somber noskaņojums, while a concert hall can exude a celebratory noskaņa that influences how audiences perceive the performance.

See also: garastāvoklis, noskaņa, noskaņojums.