MINDFUL

mindful, aware

(adjective) bearing in mind; attentive to; “ever mindful of her health”; “mindful of his responsibilities”; “mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

mindful (comparative more mindful, superlative most mindful)

Being aware (of something); attentive, heedful. [from 14th c.]

(obsolete) Inclined (to do something). [16th-19th c.]

Antonyms

• mindless

• seat-of-the-pants

Etymology 2

Noun

mindful (plural mindfuls)

As much as can be held in one's mind at a time.

Source: Wiktionary


Mind"ful, a.

Definition: Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant. What is man, that thou art mindful of him Ps. viii. 4. I promise you to be mindful of your admonitions. Hammond.

– Mind"ful*ly, adv.

– Mind"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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