Mindful Meaning
/ˈmaɪnd.fl̩/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjaware (of something); attentive, heedful.
adjOf or pertaining to mindfulness; sustaining meta-attention of the contents of one's own mind in the present moment.
Sentence Examples
You must be mindful of your family responsibilities.
Tom was mindful of my warning.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher encouraged students to be ____ of their words during discussions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
When hiking in the wilderness, you should always be ____ of your overall surroundings and the potential local weather changes.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English myndeful, myndefull, from Old English ġemyndful (“of good memory”), equivalent to mind + -ful.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"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:
"A sketch can hold several mindfuls, allowing designers to see far more than they can imagine, allowing designers to integrate mindfuls."
— 2014, Toshiharu Taura, Principia Designae - Pre-Design, Design, and Post-Design:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher encouraged students to be ____ of their words during discussions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
When hiking in the wilderness, you should always be ____ of your overall surroundings and the potential local weather changes.