mindful
Syllables: mind·ful/ˈmaɪnd.fl̩/
mindful adjective: aware (of something); attentive, heedful.
Adjective
mindful (comparative more mindful, superlative most mindful)
- 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.2011 December 10, Marc Higginson, “Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC Sport
- Antonyms:
- absent-minded, mindless, seat-of-the-pants, unmindful
- 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.
- 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 […].1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
Noun
mindful (plural mindfuls)
- 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.1995, R. Tallis, Newton's Sleep: The Two Cultures and the Two Kingdoms
- So, whereas mouthfuls and servings are the units of fullness, mindfuls and savorings are the units of mind-fullness.2008, Pavel G Somov, Eating the Moment
mindful meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
mindful in Tamil
- கவனமான, எச்சரிக்கையுடன் இருக்கிற
mindful in Bengali
- সচেতন, মনোযোগী, স্মরণকারী
mindful in Malayalam
- ഓർമ്മയുള്ള, ശ്രദ്ധയുള്ള, സൂക്ഷ്മതയുള്ള
mindful in Kannada
- ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ
More languagesFewer languages
- mindful in Arabic
- مُنْتَبِه muntabih
Examples of mindful in a sentence
- He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers.
- Patients with no blood loss (e.g., no menstruation, no abnormal bleeding) should be mindful to avoid oversupplementation of iron.
- You'll need to stay mindful of taking breaks, drinking water, and avoiding overexertion up here, because you're dealing with thin air at this altitude.
Antonyms of mindful
Forms of mindful
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more mindful |
| superlative | most mindful |
| alternative form (obsolete) | mindefull |
| alternative form (obsolete) | mindfull |
| Noun | |
| plural | mindfuls |
Origin of mindful
From Middle English myndeful, myndefull, from Old English ġemyndful (“of good memory”), equivalent to mind + -ful.
From mind + -ful.
Words formed from mindful
Questions about mindful
- What does mindful mean?
- Mindful means aware (of something); attentive, heedful.
- What is mindful in Tamil?
- Mindful in Tamil is கவனமான, எச்சரிக்கையுடன் இருக்கிற. See Mindful meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mindful?
- Mindful can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce mindful?
- Mindful is pronounced /ˈmaɪnd.fl̩/.
Words near mindful in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mindful (page history and authors); mindful (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mindful (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mindful (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mindful (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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