minded
English
Etymology
From mind + -ed. Compare Old English -mōd (“minded”), Old English ġehyġd (“minded; disposed”).
Adjective
minded (comparative more minded, superlative most minded)
- (in combination, usually hyphenated) Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination.
- a fair-minded person
- a fair-minded decision
- literary-minded, literature-minded, two-minded
- Having a preference for doing something; having a likelihood, or disposition to carry out an act.
- I am minded to refuse the request.
- Order another drink if you are so minded
- He seems minded to go ahead with the plan.
Derived terms
- able-minded
- absent-minded
- absent-minded professor
- alike-minded
- bad-minded
- bloody-minded
- bloodyminded
- broad-minded
- civic-minded
- close-minded
- closed-minded
- double-minded
- dull-minded
- ear-minded
- ego-minded
- even-minded
- evil-minded
- eye-minded
- fair-minded
- feeble-minded
- feebleminded
- fuzzy-minded
- good-minded
- green-minded
- high-minded
- hive-minded
- large-minded
- liberal-minded
- liberalminded
- light-minded
- like-minded
- literal-minded
- long-minded
- low-minded
- midget-minded
- narrow minded
- narrow-minded
- off-minded
- open-minded
- public-minded
- right-minded
- same-minded
- self-minded
- serious-minded
- simple-minded
- single-minded
- sloppy-minded
- small-minded
- soft-minded
- strong-minded
- tender-minded
- tough-minded
- twi-minded
- up-minded
- weak-minded
- well-minded
- woolly-minded
- wooly-minded
- wrong-minded
Translations
having inclination for something
having preference for doing something
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References
- “minded”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
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