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mindful

adjective

1. attentive, aware, or careful (usually followed by of ):
   mindful of one's responsibilities.
2. noting or relating to the psychological technique of mindfulness:
   mindful observation of one's experiences.

/ ˈmaɪndfʊl /

adjective

1. usuallypostpositive and foll by of
   keeping aware; heedful
   mindful of your duties

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Derived Forms

• ˈmindfully, adverb

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Other Words From

• mindful·ly adverb
• mindful·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mindful1

First recorded in

1375–1425,

mindful

is from the late Middle English word mindeful. See mind,

-ful

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Example Sentences

The activities included things like drawing a tree or a mandala, writing haikus, mindful walking, talking about cycles of life and death in nature, and so on.

“We were mindful of the fact that this has to work as a story, and it has to work for people who aren’t scholars of the Troubles.”

Nnadi said she thought it was "important that all bodies are represented" in fashion, adding that it was an issue she and her colleagues were mindful of.

“So I’ve been mindful of trying to choose streets where it’s less of an issue.”

But she is mindful that that could change in future.