mindful

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmaɪndfəl/ UK /ˈmaɪndfʊl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
conscious or aware of something; attentive

Be mindful of the slippery steps on your way down.

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Synonyms

1 adj · conscious or aware of... aware conscious attentive heedful cognizant careful watchful

Opposites

mindless heedless oblivious unaware careless

Word family

Forms unmindful

Derived forms mindfullymindfulness

Related forms mind minded mindless

Etymology

From mind (Old English gemynd 'memory, thought', from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think') + -ful.

gemynd Old English *men- Proto-Indo-European

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# mindful

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈmaɪndfəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈmaɪndfʊl

## Meanings
1. conscious or aware of something; attentive

## Examples
- Be mindful of the slippery steps on your way down.

## Synonyms
- aware
- conscious
- attentive
- heedful
- cognizant
- careful
- watchful

## Antonyms
- mindless
- heedless
- oblivious
- unaware
- careless

## Derived Forms
- mindfully
- mindfulness

## Related Forms
- mind
- minded
- mindless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gemynd
- Root: *men-

## Etymology
From mind (Old English gemynd 'memory, thought', from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think') + -ful.

## AI Etymology
Mindful is from mind (Old English gemynd 'memory, thought', from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think') + -ful. Important recorded forms include gemynd (Old English) and *men- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers conscious or aware of something; attentive. The wider family includes derived forms such as mindfully and mindfulness and related words such as mind, minded, and mindless.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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