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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