¹mind

noun \ˈmīnd\

: the part of a person that thinks, reasons, feels, and remembers

—used to describe the way a person thinks or the intelligence of a person

: a very intelligent person

Full Definition of MIND

: recollection, memory <keep that in mind> <time out of mind>

a : the element or complex of elements in an individual that feels, perceives, thinks, wills, and especially reasons

b : the conscious mental events and capabilities in an organism

c : the organized conscious and unconscious adaptive mental activity of an organism

: intention, desire <I changed my mind>

: the normal or healthy condition of the mental faculties

: opinion, view

: disposition, mood

a : a person or group embodying mental qualities <the public mind>

b : intellectual ability

capitalized Christian Science : god 1b

: a conscious substratum or factor in the universe

: attention <pay him no mind>

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Origin of MIND

Middle English, from Old English gemynd; akin to Old High German gimunt memory, Latin ment-, mens mind, monēre to remind, warn, Greek menos spirit, mnasthai, mimnēskesthai to remember

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to MIND

Synonyms: brain, cerebrum, head, psyche, thinker

Antonyms: dementia, derangement, insanity, lunacy, madness, mania, unreason

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with MIND

bind, blind, find, grind, hind, kind, rind, signed, spined, tined, wind, wynd

²mind

verb

: to be bothered by (something) : to object to or dislike (something)

: to care about or worry about (something or someone)

—used to make a polite request

Full Definition of MIND

transitive verb

chiefly dialect : remind

chiefly dialect : remember

: to attend to closely

a (1) : to become aware of : notice (2) : to regard with attention : consider important —often used in the imperative with following you for emphasis <I'm not against inspiration, mind you; I simply refuse to sit and stare at a blank page waiting for it — Dennis Whitcomb>

b chiefly dialect : intend, purpose

a : to give heed to attentively in order to obey

b : to follow the orders or instructions of

a : to be concerned about

b : dislike <I don't mind going>

a : to be careful : see <mind you finish it>

b : to be cautious about <mind the broken rung>

: to give protective care to : tend

intransitive verb

: to be attentive or wary

: to become concerned : care

: to pay obedient heed or attention