mindful
/ˈmaɪnd.fl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to mindfulness; sustaining meta-attention of the contents of one's own mind in the present moment.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "I think being mindful may help you to appreciate life more."
- "These noble warriors, mindefull to pursew / The last daies purpose of their vowed fight, / Them selves thereto preparde in order dew […]."
- "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."
- "So, whereas mouthfuls and servings are the units of fullness, mindfuls and savorings are the units of mind-fullness."
- "A sketch can hold several mindfuls, allowing designers to see far more than they can imagine, allowing designers to integrate mindfuls."
Etymology
From Middle English myndeful, myndefull, from Old English ġemyndful (“of good memory”), equivalent to mind + -ful.
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Inflected Forms
more mindful (comparative)
most mindful (superlative)
mindefull (alternative, obsolete)
mindfull (alternative, obsolete)
mindfuls (plural)