English Explanatory Dictionary

mindfulness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Awareness.
  2. Inclination to be mindful or aware.
  3. Paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally.
  4. A form of secular meditation practice with roots in Buddhist meditation.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪn(d)fʊlnəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mindfulness.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-mindfulness.wav

Word forms

mindfulness mindfulnesses

Etymology

From mindful + -ness.

Antonyms

mindlessness unmindfulness for more distraction distractedness harriedness heedlessness inattentiveness obliviousness preoccupation nonsentience thoughtlessness unalertness unattentiveness unawareness unconsciousness worry

Related words

awareness conscientiousness deliberation deliberateness deliberativeness meditation meditativeness presence of mind

Derived words

mindfulness bell

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 注意 Chinese Mandarin: 留意 Chinese Mandarin: 正念 Finnish: läsnäolevuus Greek: επιμέλεια Greek: φροντίδα Hungarian: figyelmesség Hungarian: gondosság Macedonian: внима́телност Polish: uważność Russian: внима́тельность Russian: ма́йндфулнес Serbo-Croatian: pomnost Swedish: omtänksamhet Swedish: vakenhet Swedish: uppmärksamhet
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