mindful
- adjective
- /ˈmaɪndfəl/
- When giving feedback, always be mindful of the other person's feelings.
- need to be mindful
- always be mindful
- mindful of the fact
Again, not easy, but those mindful moments may break the cycle.
- Again, not easy, but those mindful moments may break the cycle.
- The first is that when you're mindful, you tend to be more charismatic.
- Then I take a full hour for a mindful lunch.
- Again, be mindful, Know what you're doing.
- And now people are mindful that stress can cause stomach ulcers.
- And there's just this whole slew of mindful content coming out.
- Practicing being mindful helps you learn.
- Some people pray, some people are mindful, some people just want to be quiet.
- So yes, let's be mindful, let's be present, let's show up.
- Be vulnerable, be present, be mindful about what's going on.
- She's intelligent, she is thoughtful, she's mindful, she's wise, she's quick witted.
Examples
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I think everyone in general needs to be mindful how they speak to people.
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Although it is important to offer assistance, we need to be mindful that people have autonomy and choice.
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So people just need to be very mindful about where we're going.
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Then I take a full hour for a mindful lunch.
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I want you to be really mindful about your attention.
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Help us be ever mindful of the needs of others.
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" Someone can be very mindful of their thinking," Brown told me.
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Practicing being mindful helps you learn.
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The individual makes mindful choices from an integrated state based on positive goals.
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First and foremost, we need to be mindful of the little dictator within ourselves.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
Knowing that something exists or is happening
Aware of something and noticing it or its effects
A person who keeps careful watch for danger or problems
Paying close attention and caring about someone's needs
Being careful and ready to notice danger or problems
Aware of a fact or a situation
Paying careful attention to what is happening
Antonyms
Idioms
How Mindful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mindful comes from the simple word mind ('thought' or 'attention') and the ending -ful ('full of'). So to be mindful is to be 'full of mind', which is why it means paying careful attention and being aware.