English Explanatory Dictionary

mindful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. aware (of something); attentive, heedful.
  2. Of or pertaining to mindfulness; sustaining meta-attention of the contents of one's own mind in the present moment.
  3. Inclined (to do something).
noun
  1. As much as can be held in one's mind at a time.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪnd.fl̩/ en-us-mindful.ogg

Word forms

mindful more mindful most mindful mindefull mindfull mindfuls

Etymology

From Middle English myndeful, myndefull, from Old English ġemyndful (“of good memory”), equivalent to mind + -ful.

Antonyms

absent-minded mindless seat-of-the-pants unmindful

Derived words

mindfully mindfulness unmindful
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