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mindful¹

  • /ˈmaɪnd.fl̩/

Where it comes from

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

adjective more mindful · most mindful · mindefull · mindfull

  1. aware (of something); attentive, heedful. Alex McLeish, perhaps mindful of the flak he has been taking from sections of the Villa support for a perceived negative style of play, handed starts to wingers Charles N'Zogbia and Albrighton.

    Opposite: absent-minded, mindless, seat-of-the-pants, unmindful

  2. Of or pertaining to mindfulness; sustaining meta-attention of the contents of one's own mind in the present moment. I think being mindful may help you to appreciate life more.
  3. obsolete Inclined (to do something). These noble warriors, mindefull to pursew / The last daies purpose of their vowed fight, / Them selves thereto preparde in order dew […].

mindful²

  • /ˈmaɪnd.fl̩/

Where it comes from

From mind + -ful.

noun mindfuls · mindefull · mindfull

  1. As much as can be held in one's mind at a time. A work of art may exceed a 'mindful' – whatever it is that can be accommodated within a mind at a given time – and may have to be regarded as a series of mindfuls.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: heedful, aware, careful, evocative, remindful, reminiscent, redolent, redolent of, reminiscent of, attentive, observant, watchful, considering, alert, vigilant, conscious

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adj Being aware (of something)

Españolconsciente, cognoscente, cognoscitivo, tener presente (en la mente), tener en cuenta
Françaisconscient
Italianoconsapevole

adj attentive, heedful

Deutscheingedenk
العربيةمُنْتَبِه muntabih

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"mindful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mindful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{mindful_2026,
  title = {mindful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mindful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}