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mindfulness

mindfulness

30 4.2
Paying full attention to the present moment and your tasks
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪndfəl.nəs/
translation icon : atención plena
  • But on the other hand, mindfulness is about letting go of control.
  • mindfulness meditation
  • mindfulness training
  • mindfulness practice

When are you going to practice mindfulness and meditation?

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Examples

  • I'm really trying to teach my kids mindfulness because I'm trying to learn mindfulness.

  • Here are some ways of making mindfulness part of your law practice and your life:

    Academic text (1999)
  • And that is why the practice of mindfulness, first of all,

  • And so for me, mindfulness is the key.

  • It's so easy to turn them off, but mindfulness practice has helped me stay with them.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And I think that bringing mindfulness to your life brings you closer to that.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The aim is to achieve total and immediate awareness, or mindfulness, of all phenomena.

    Academic text (1990)
  • It is an incredible app that promotes mindfulness and helps sleep.

  • Yoga, too, teaches mindfulness through the practice of attention toward one's posture and movements.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Practicing mindfulness helps me stay focused on the present moment and reduces my stress.

Synonyms

attention
vsmindfulness
1.6

A careful focus on something to notice or think about it

is a lasting quality of present focus and responsibility rather than a single act
awareness
vsmindfulness
336 3.2

Knowing about something or noticing it

is active careful present focus involving duties rather than passive knowing
consciousness
vsmindfulness
157 5.6

Being awake and able to notice your body and surroundings

is narrower focusing on duties and present focus rather than wide self sensing
attentiveness
vsmindfulness
3 4.2

Careful watching and listening for other people's needs and feelings

is broader applying to duties and present self focus beyond social concern
sati
vsmindfulness
  • Specialized
9.9

Careful attention to the present moment used in Buddhist practice

is the common secular label for that same present moment careful recollection
heedfulness
vsmindfulness
7.9

Being careful and paying attention to what you must do

is broader stressing present focus and general responsibility beyond careful watch

Antonyms

16 2.8

Lack of attention that causes mistakes or accidents

2 7.3

A lack of thought or care in what someone does

How Mindful

mindfulness
30 4.2
awareness
336 3.2
inattention
8 4.6

Surface Forms

mindfulness singular
mindfulnesses plural

Morphology

mindfulness = mindful (transparent) = mind + ful + ness

Formed by adding -ness to 'mindful' (mind + -ful), so the meaning 'the state of being attentive or aware' is directly derived from the adjective 'mindful'.

Etymology

Mindfulness comes from mind meaning 'the part of you that thinks and notices' and the ending -ful meaning 'full of'. So, mindfulness is being 'full of mind' — paying clear, calm attention to what is happening now and to your responsibilities.