mindful C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmaɪndfəl/ UK /ˈmaɪndfʊl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj conscious or aware of something; attentive Be mindful of the slippery steps on your way down. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · conscious or aware of... awareconsciousattentiveheedfulcognizantcarefulwatchful ↔ Opposites mindlessheedlessobliviousunawarecareless Word family Forms unmindful Derived forms mindfullymindfulness Related forms mindmindedmindless Etymology AI details From mind (Old English gemynd 'memory, thought', from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think') + -ful. gemynd Old English *men- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 markdown