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MINDFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bearing in mind; attentive to
Example:
mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action
Synonyms:
aware; mindful
Classified under:
Similar:
careful; heedful (cautiously attentive)
evocative; redolent; remindful; reminiscent; resonant (serving to bring to mind)
Attribute:
heedfulness; mindfulness (the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities)
Antonym:
unmindful (not mindful or attentive)
Derivation:
mindfulness (the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities)
Context examples:
The idea however started by her, was immediately pursued by Colonel Brandon, who was on every occasion mindful of the feelings of others; and much was said on the subject of rain by both of them.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
For example, people who are mindful to maximize their calcium intake may be more likely to also eat a healthy diet, exercise and take prescribed medications – all of which could also lower AMD risk.
(No evidence that calcium increases risk of age-related macular degeneration, National Institutes of Health)
You don't need to exert a lot of extra effort in order to improve your wellbeing by being more mindful while you're moving around.
(Mindful Movement May Help Lower Stress, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
If you had been more mindful of yourself, and less of me, when we grew up here together, I think my heedless fancy never would have wandered from you.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
After analyzing the data, the researchers found that in the moments when participants were more mindful or active than usual, they showed reduced negative affect.
(Mindful Movement May Help Lower Stress, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This was not upon the whole very comforting to a rapturous lover; but I was glad to have my aunt in my confidence, and I was mindful of her being fatigued.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Yang found that the mindful walking was associated with lower levels of these feelings.
(Mindful Movement May Help Lower Stress, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
To be allowed to call her Dora, to write to her, to dote upon and worship her, to have reason to think that when she was with other people she was yet mindful of me, seemed to me the summit of human ambition—I am sure it was the summit of mine.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
They also found a possible synergistic effect when people were both mindful and active.
(Mindful Movement May Help Lower Stress, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
It was interesting to see patterns emerge within the individual participants, instead of just comparing people who are generally more mindful to people who are generally less mindful.
(Mindful Movement May Help Lower Stress, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
