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minded mind·ed

Spelling: [mahyn-did]

IPA: /ˈmaɪn dɪd/

Minded is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 73 anagrams from letters in minded (ddeimn).

Definitions for minded

noun

1. (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
2. Psychology. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities.
3. intellect or understanding, as distinguished from the faculties of feeling and willing; intelligence.
4. a particular instance of the intellect or intelligence, as in a person.
5. a person considered with reference to intellectual power:
6. intellectual power or ability.
7. reason, sanity, or sound mental condition:
8. a way of thinking and feeling; disposition; temper:
9. a state of awareness or remembrance:
10. opinion, view, or sentiments:
11. inclination or desire:
12. purpose, intention, or will:
13. psychic or spiritual being, as opposed to matter.
14. a conscious or intelligent agency or being:
15. remembrance or recollection; memory:
16. attention; thoughts:
17. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. notice; attention:
18. Roman Catholic Church. a commemoration of a person's death, especially by a Requiem Mass. Compare month's mind, year's mind.
19. (initial capital letter). Also called Divine Mind. Christian Science. God; the incorporeal source of life, substance, and intelligence. Compare mortal mind.

Idioms

1. bear / keep in mind, to remember:
2. blow one's mind, Slang. to change one's perceptions, awareness, etc., as through the use of drugs or narcotics. to overwhelm a person with intense excitement, pleasure, astonishment, or dismay:
3. cross one's mind, to occur suddenly to one:
4. give someone a piece of one's mind, Informal. to rebuke, reprimand, or scold sharply:
5. have a good mind to, to feel tempted or inclined to:
6. have half a mind to, to be almost decided to; be inclined to.
7. know one's own mind, to be firm in one's intentions, opinions, or plans; have assurance:
8. make up one's mind, to decide; form an opinion or decision; resolve:
9. meeting of minds, complete agreement; accord:
10. never mind, don't worry or be troubled; it is of no concern:
11. on one's mind, constantly in one's thoughts; of concern to one:
12. out of one's mind, mad; insane: totally distracted: emotionally overwhelmed:
13. presence of mind, ability to think and to remain in control of oneself during a crisis or under stress:

adjective

1. having a certain kind of mind (usually used in combination):
2. inclined or disposed.

verb (used with object)

1. to pay attention to.
2. to heed or obey (a person, advice, instructions, etc.).
3. to apply oneself or attend to:
4. to look after; take care of; tend:
5. to be careful, cautious, or wary about:
6. to feel concern at; care about.
7. to feel disturbed or inconvenienced by; object to (usually used in negative or interrogative constructions):
8. to regard as concerning oneself or as mattering:
9. Dialect. to perceive or notice. to remember. to remind.

verb (used without object)

1. to pay attention.
2. to obey.
3. to take notice, observe, or understand (used chiefly in the imperative):
4. to be careful or wary.
5. to care, feel concern, or object (often used in negative or interrogative constructions):
6. to regard a thing as concerning oneself or as mattering:

Origin of minded

First recorded in 1495-1505; mind + -ed³

Examples for minded

Vernon was not minded to waste two days in the pursuit of uncles.

And I was irritated when he asked whether I minded being named in his book.

If I minded if you drank, I would have killed myself years ago.

And even if every one of us is killed . . . I will have considered it an honor to be dead amongst other like minded heroes.

But Betty was not minded to stay the night alone at the Htel Bte.

About to light his pipe, Peter Fleming asked Churchill if he minded, who replied, “Yes, I bloody well do.”

Or the time I was asked whether I minded that I was not a popular writer?

I wouldn't have minded humoring him and fooling about it a little.

But he did not follow the further directions given him, for he was not minded to go to bed.

He said to the Mohawks do this, and do that, and he was minded.