mind
English
/maɪnd/
noun
Definitions
- The ability for rational thought.
- The ability to be aware of things.
- The ability to remember things.
- The ability to focus the thoughts.
- Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
- Judgment, opinion, or view.
- Desire, inclination, or intention.
- A healthy mental state.
- (philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
- Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English minde inherited from Old English mynd (mind) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mundiz inherited from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (thought), *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small), *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*men-
Gloss
think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
楼, 塔
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -mania English
- -maniac English
- -mans English
- absent-minded English
- aftermind English
- airminded English
- amind English
- bemind English
- bender English
- blow English
- blower English
- blown English
- body English
- bodymind English
- boggling English
- broadminded English
- child English
- childmind English
- childminder English
- closedminded English
- closeminded English
- demount English
- dismount English
- double English
- double-minded English
- double-mindedly English
- double-mindedness English
- doubleminded English
- enmind English
- even-minded English
- fair-minded English
- fairminded English
- flow English
- foremind English
- fuck English
- goalminder English
- good-minded English
- group English
- groupmind English
- heavenlyminded English
- hive English
- hive-minded English
- hivemind English
- imminent English
- liberalminded English
- light-minded English
- like English
- like-minded English
- like-mindedness English
- lock English
- longminded English
- lowminded English
- manas English
- mantra English
- mantraless English
- mantralike English
- mantric English
- master English
- mastermind English
- masterminder English
- mastermindful English
- masterminding English
- megamind English
- mendaciously English
- mendaciousness English
- mind-boggling English
- mindbender English
- mindblow English
- mindblower English
- mindblown English
- minded English
- mindedly English
- mindedness English
- minder English
- mindest English
- mindeth English
- mindflow English
- mindfuck English
- mindfucker English
- mindfuckery English
- mindful English
- mindfully English
- mindfulness English
- mindgasm English
- mindhood English
- minding English
- mindism English
- mindist English
- mindless English
- mindlessly English
- mindlessness English
- mindlike English
- mindlock English
- mindly English
- mindpower English
- mindread English
- mindscape English
- mindscrew English
- mindset English
- mindshare English
- mindsight English
- mindstate English
- mindstream English
- mindstyle English
- mindswap English
- mindswapping English
- mindtool English
- mindware English
- mindwipe English
- monitor English
- narrow-minded English
- nethermind English
- netminder English
- netminding English
- never English
- nevermind English
- off-minded English
- open-minded English
- overmind English
- paramount English
- power English
- re-remind English
- read English
- remind English
- reminder English
- remindful English
- remindless English
- reminisce English
- remonstrate English
- reremind English
- same-minded English
- screw English
- self-minded English
- set English
- share English
- sight English
- simpleminded English
- singleminded English
- soft-minded English
- state English
- stream English
- style English
- submind English
- supermind English
- swap English
- swapping English
- tenderminded English
- tool English
- toughminded English
- twi-minded English
- undermind English
- unmind English
- unminded English
- unmindful English
- unminding English
- unmount English
- up-minded English
- ur-mind English
- weak-minded English
- weakminded English
- wipe English
- wrong-minded English
- wrongminded English
- *montāre Latin
- ad montem Latin
- admoneō Latin
- amens Latin
- commemini Latin
- comminiscor Latin
- dēmentāre Latin
- immineo Latin
- maneo Latin
- manēre Latin
- mendacitas Latin
- mendācium Latin
- mens Latin
- mentalis Latin
- mente Latin
- mentem Latin
- mentio Latin
- mentula Latin
- mentum Latin
- mentālis Latin
- mentīrī Latin
- minārī Latin
- mons Latin
- montem Latin
- montānus Latin
- mēns Latin
- mōmentum Latin
- mōnstrum Latin
- mūris montānus, mus Latin
- praemonitus Latin
- promineo Latin
- prōminēns Latin
- prōmontorium Latin
- remaneō Latin
- reminiscor Latin
- reminīscēns Latin
- vemens Latin
- Automat German
- -mante Italian
- mentecatto Italian
- -mane French
- mante French
- ментальный Russian
- mente Spanish, Castilian
- mentir Spanish, Castilian
- Εὐθυμένης Ancient Greek
- Εὐμένης Ancient Greek
- Μένανδρος Ancient Greek
- Μένιππος Ancient Greek
- Μενοίτιος Ancient Greek
- Μοῦσα Ancient Greek
- Τισαμενός Ancient Greek
- αὐτόματον Ancient Greek
- δυσμενέων Ancient Greek
- δυσμενής Ancient Greek
- μάθημα Ancient Greek
- μάθησις Ancient Greek
- μάντις Ancient Greek
- μέμαα Ancient Greek
- μένος Ancient Greek
- μένω Ancient Greek
- μίμνω Ancient Greek
- μαθηματικός Ancient Greek
- μανία Ancient Greek
- μανιακός Ancient Greek
- μενεπτόλεμος Ancient Greek
- μενθήρη Ancient Greek
- μενοεικής Ancient Greek
- μνάομαι Ancient Greek
- μνήμη Ancient Greek
- μνημονικός Ancient Greek
- μνησιπήμων Ancient Greek
- μονάς Ancient Greek
- μοναχός Ancient Greek
- μουσῐκή Ancient Greek
- ξυμμένω Ancient Greek
- περιμένω Ancient Greek
- συμμένω Ancient Greek
- ἀμαθής Ancient Greek
- ἀμνηστέω Ancient Greek
- ἀναμιμνήσκω Ancient Greek
- Ἀλκαμένης Ancient Greek
- Ἰδομένη Ancient Greek
- ὑπερμενής Ancient Greek
- *dusmenḗs Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *memóne Proto-Indo-European
- *men- Proto-Indo-European
- *men-, *mn-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *men-, *mn̥-yé-tor Proto-Indo-European
- *men-es-weh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *mend- Proto-Indo-European
- *mendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *menesweh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥(s)-dʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥-eh₂-sḱe- Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥tós Proto-Indo-European
- *mn̥yétor Proto-Indo-European
- *monti Proto-Indo-European
- *monéyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *ménos Proto-Indo-European
- *méntis Proto-Indo-European
- *mō- Proto-Indo-European
- *upér Proto-Indo-European
- mentir Portuguese
- mentira Portuguese
- *gamaną Proto-Germanic
- *gaminþiją, *(ga) Proto-Germanic
- *gamundiz Proto-Germanic
- *manōną Proto-Germanic
- *minþijaną Proto-Germanic
- *minþiją Proto-Germanic
- *minþijō Proto-Germanic
- *munaną Proto-Germanic
- *mundiz Proto-Germanic
- *muniwō Proto-Germanic
- *muniz Proto-Germanic
- *muntijaną Proto-Germanic
- *munþaz Proto-Germanic
- *mōnijaną- Proto-Germanic
- gemynd Old English
- gemyntan Old English
- hōh Old English
- mynd Old English
- myndleas Old English
- myntan Old English
- weorþmynd Old English
- दुर्मति Sanskrit
- मति Sanskrit
- मनस् Sanskrit
- मन्त्र Sanskrit
- मानसिक Sanskrit
- सम्मत Sanskrit
- सुमति Sanskrit
- foremynden Middle English
- iminden Middle English
- minde Middle English
- myndeful Middle English
- mynder Middle English
- mynding Middle English
- myndles Middle English
- myndly Middle English
- mynten Middle English
- minni Old Norse
- minnigr Old Norse
- minning Old Norse
- munu Old Norse
- minde Danish
- *mьněti Proto-Slavic
- *pamętь Proto-Slavic
- surmonter Old French
- menso Esperanto
- biðminni Icelandic
- lesminni Icelandic
- minni Icelandic
- minning Icelandic
- minnisgripur Icelandic
- minnisgóður Icelandic
- minnismerki Icelandic
- minnisspil Icelandic
- मनो- Hindi
- мондан Persian
- مانده Persian
- มติ Thai
- mynnu Welsh
- gimunt Old High German
- admuinethar Old Irish
- aithmet Old Irish
- domuinethar Old Irish
- foirmtech Old Irish
- format Old Irish
- formuinethar Old Irish
- manadh Old Irish
- మతి Telugu
- మతిమరుపు Telugu
- మనసు Telugu
- mendeshë Albanian
- mendje Albanian
- mënd Albanian
- éminent Middle French
- 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 Gothic
- মন Assamese
- মন যোৱা Assamese
- *ad-mentos, *admentos Proto-Celtic
- *an-men Proto-Celtic
- *anmen- Proto-Celtic
- *dī- Proto-Celtic
- *kom- Proto-Celtic
- *manyetor Proto-Celtic
- *menman Proto-Celtic
- *menmans Proto-Celtic
- *moniyos Proto-Celtic
- manas Pali
- *man- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mantrī́ Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mánas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mánuš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mányuš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *(eks)menā Proto-Italic
- *monestrom Proto-Italic
- *matíṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *mánas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- muntuari Sicilian
- KTLWNtn' Middle Persian
- *mata Proto-Albanian
- மனசு Tamil
- மனம் Tamil
- *mintís Proto-Balto-Slavic
- inamiant Dalmatian
- ਮਨ Panjabi, Punjabi
- ಮನಸು Kannada
- amāṃ Tocharian B
- *ménos Proto-Hellenic
- mendene Zazaki
- 𒈪𒅎𒈠𒄿 Hittite
- मनु Awadhi
- set
- read
- like
- wipe
- fuck
- blow
- tool
- body
- lock
- flow
- swap
- hive
- -mans
- amind
- manas
- state
- child
- power
- group
- never
- style
- share
- screw
- blown
- sight
- mantra
- remind
- unmind
- stream
- minded
- mindly
- bemind
- minder
- double
- enmind
- blower
- master
- bender
- -mania
- minding
- submind
- mindeth
- mantric
- mindest
- mindism
- unmount
- mindset
- mindist
- mindful
- -maniac
- demount
- ur-mind
- monitor
- unminded
- mindwipe
- mindtool
- mindless
- swapping
- overmind
- mindgasm
- boggling
- reremind
- mindflow
- mindhood
- megamind
- mindlike
- mindread
- mindswap
- mindfuck
- mindblow
- mindedly
- mindware
- imminent
- bodymind
- mindlock
- reminder
- foremind
- hivemind
- dismount
- nevermind
- mindfully
- undermind
- mindblown
- mindshare
- mindscape
- re-remind
- paramount
- lowminded
- airminded
- mindscrew
- mindstyle
- aftermind
- netminder
- groupmind
- childmind
- reminisce
- mindpower
- unmindful
- up-minded
- supermind
- remindful
- mindsight
- mindstate
- unminding
- mindlessly
- mindfucker
- mantralike
- mastermind
- longminded
- netminding
- fairminded
- mindedness
- weakminded
- off-minded
- mindbender
- mindblower
- goalminder
- twi-minded
- remindless
- nethermind
- mindstream
- mantraless
- weak-minded
- hive-minded
- remonstrate
- open-minded
- like-minded
- fair-minded
- good-minded
- soft-minded
- same-minded
- childminder
- toughminded
- wrongminded
- broadminded
- mindfuckery
- mindfulness
- closeminded
- even-minded
- self-minded
- mendaciously
- mindswapping
- masterminder
- light-minded
- tenderminded
- closedminded
- wrong-minded
- singleminded
- doubleminded
- simpleminded
- mindlessness
- double-minded
- masterminding
- mastermindful
- liberalminded
- narrow-minded
- absent-minded
- mind-boggling
- mendaciousness
- heavenlyminded
- double-mindedly
- like-mindedness
- double-mindedness