Background and Mood

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Mood and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mood" instead a noun "Background".

Mood noun - A state of mind dominated by a particular emotion.

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Background and mood are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Mood".

Nearby Words: moody, moodily

specific	specific background	specific mood
right	right background	right mood
original	original background	original mood
poor	poor background	poor mood
Other adjectives: entire, real, little, black, possible, different.

Therefore, the nature and details of the magic are mostly assumed as background and mood without interrupting the story.

Source: Video Game / Killer is Dead
Goo once created a violin friend for some sad mood music, although in this instance it wasn't played straight; the audience is never led to believe that it was just background music.

Source: Left the Background Music On aka: Sorry I Left The BGM On
Puff on an expensive dinner date, there is "imported" piano mood music playing in the background.

Source: Left the Background Music On aka: Sorry I Left The BGM On

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