Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state or quality of being mindful; attention; needfulness; intention; purpose.
Wiktionary
- n. awareness.
- n. inclination to be mindful or aware
- n. paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally
WordNet 3.0
- n. the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities
Etymologies
- mindful + -ness (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Google the word "mindfulness" and there are around 13,600,000 entries.”
The Huffington Post: Susan Kaiser Greenland: The Role of Mindfulness in Education
“i'm aware of the role that the term mindfulness plays in psychology and buddhist teachings.”
“Though "mindfulness" is used as a term in western Buddhism, the word they chose when they were translating from Japanese, Chinese, Hindu, Vietnamese and whatever all hodgepodge of ideas were eventually described in English, "mindfulness," is an English word over 800 years old.”
“Several studies show an impact on the Anterior Cingulate Cortex, or ACC, of even short-term mindfulness training.”
The Huffington Post: David Rock: Learning About Your Brain Can Be A (Positive) Addiction
“Since we don't know where this mindfulness is coming from, there's no reason at all to conclude it is from outside nature.”
“July 2nd, 2010 at 7: 51 pm don provan: Since we don't know where this mindfulness is coming from, there's no reason at all to conclude it is from outside nature.”
“The third important step toward mindfulness is preparation.”
“I think for a mindfulness dummy like myself, the easier way to approach mindfulness is through the concept of mental space.”
“As mentioned earlier, the technique usually prescribed for this is known as mindfulness.”
“What message would you like people who come to the event -- whether they have breast cancer, are survivors, or are people who are interested in mindfulness and meditation -- what message would you like them to take away with them?”
The Huffington Post: Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.: Jon Kabat-Zinn on Living Mindfuly
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mindfulness’.
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Words related to knowledge
Words that relate to learning, knowing, being enlightened...
revelation, eureka, awakening, idea, sapient, astute, canny, intelligent, wise, sharp, shrewd, informed and 467 more...
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mager's Words
enigmatic, pragmatic, pulchritudinous, nincompoop, annihilation, sociality, entailment, acrosome, egalitarian, culture, technocracy, shenanigan and 541 more...
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ginnylev's Words
neuroplasticity, repudiate, scintilla, ruminate, tautology, ombudsman, exigent, filibuster, grace, ambidextrous, amends, disclosure and 623 more...
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Buddhism
Sanskrit, Pāli. Not exhaustive; rather, personal reference.
mindfulness, dharma, sangha, dukkha, skandha, mitra, bodhyanga, smṛti, dharma vicaya, vīrya, prīti, prasrabdhi and 16 more...
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traits (good)
good, virtuous traits that are common in human behaviour.
goto traits (neutral)
goto traits (bad)
( randomness, descriptive, psychology, virtue, mindset, perspective...bibliophilism, energetic, scientific, trustworthy, integrity, empathy, kindness, generosity, compassion, knowledgeable, sincerity, foresight and 81 more...
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