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mindset

US/ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/

mindset noun: a way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.

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Noun

mindset (plural mindsets)

  1. A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.
    • Earth Day is a way of propagating and celebrating the environmentalist mindset.
    • You've got to use your weekend / Go nuts if you can / 'Cause you're back out until Monday, back out until Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday / It's the English mindset2009, “The English Mindset”, performed by Hulaboy
    Synonyms:
    mentality

mindset meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi and Gujarati

mindset in Hindi

a way of thinking — see also mentality
मानसिकता mānsiktā

mindset in Marathi

mindset, mentality
मनोवृत्ती manovruttī

mindset in Punjabi

ਮਾਨਸਿਕਤਾ

mindset in Gujarati

માનસિકતા
More languagesFewer languages
mindset in Odia
ମାନସିକତା
mindset in Nepali
मानसिकता
mindset in Indonesian
pola pikir
mindset in Persian
طرز فکر tarz-e fekr
mindset in Vietnamese
tư duy, tư tưởng, tâm lí, lối suy nghĩ

Examples of mindset in a sentence

  • Chan School of Public Health, via email. […] Once you have been mindfully eating for a while, the mindset can apply to other areas of your life.2021 October 14, Kristen Rogers, “Mindful eating could change your food habits and overall life. Here’s how to start”, in CNN:
  • Some 46% of those polled agreed that the office environment puts them in a better mindset for work, with this figure rising to 55% of 18-34-year-olds.2021 October 20, “Study captures positive benefits of commuting”, in RAIL, number 942, page 16:

All 39 example sentences with mindset

Synonyms of mindset

Forms of mindset

pluralmindsets
alternative formmind set
alternative formmind-set

Plural of mindset: mindsets

Origin of mindset

From mind + set.

Words formed from mindset

Questions about mindset

What does mindset mean?
Mindset means a way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.
What is mindset in Hindi?
Mindset in Hindi is मानसिकता (mānsiktā). See Mindset meaning in Hindi.
How do you use mindset in a sentence?
Chan School of Public Health, via email. […] Once you have been mindfully eating for a while, the mindset can apply to other areas of your life.
What part of speech is mindset?
Mindset is a noun.
How do you pronounce mindset?
Mindset is pronounced /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ (US).
What is the plural of mindset?
The plural of mindset is mindsets.

Words near mindset in the dictionary

  1. mindscapes
  2. mindscrew
  3. mindscrewed
  4. mindscrewing
  5. mindscrews
  6. mindset
  7. mindsets
  8. mindsetting
  9. mindshare
  10. mindshares
  11. mindshot

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mindset (page history and authors); मनोवृत्ती (Marathi) (page history and authors); mindset (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mindset (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mindset (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mindset (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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