mindframe
mindframe noun: a mental attitude; a mindset; a frame of mind.
Noun
mindframe (plural mindframes)
- A mental attitude; a mindset; a frame of mind.
- They, or at least many of them, for there are dissident voices here which speak another message, are also trapped in a nineteenth century mindframe which assumes the centralised nation state structures can somehow be controlled[.]1995, John Papworth, Small is Powerful: The Future as If People Really Mattered, page 105
- A young Australian Jew engaged on the trip of a lifetime finally arrives in the homeland of his people. His mindframe reflects a half finished puzzle but his external facade exudes excitement and jubilation.1996 March 1, The Australian Jewish News, Melbourne, page 33, column 1
Forms of mindframe
| plural | mindframes |
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Origin of mindframe
From mind + frame; based on earlier frame of mind (17th century).
Questions about mindframe
- What does mindframe mean?
- Mindframe means a mental attitude; a mindset; a frame of mind.
- What part of speech is mindframe?
- Mindframe is a noun.
- What is the plural of mindframe?
- The plural of mindframe is mindframes.
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