minded en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmaɪndɪd/
- mīnʹdĭd
Etymology
Etymology tree English mind Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English minded From mind + -ed. Compare Old English -mōd (“minded”), Old English ġehyġd (“minded; disposed”).
Meanings
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(in-compounds, qualifier:usually hyphenated) Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination.
literary-minded/literature-minded/two-minded
a fair-minded decision by a traditionally minded Pope.
Downtown merchants can’t condone sending the spend-minded to Lancaster Mall, where they can park without fear in mega-macadam lots.
2004 October 29, Carol McAlice Currie, “Unposted laws make downtown seem unwelcoming”, in Statesman Journal, volume 152, number 214, Salem, OR, page 1C:
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Having a preference for doing something; having a likelihood, or disposition to carry out an act.
He seems minded to go ahead with the plan.
I am minded to refuse the request.
Order another drink if you are so minded
But Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander instead said she was "minded to approve" the plans, and extended a decision deadline to the end of October.
2025 March 19, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Public transport concerns delay Gatwick bid”, in RAIL, number 1031, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more minded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most minded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
public-minded · twi-minded · ear-minded · green-minded · liberalminded · right-minded · same-minded · mindedly · mindedness · weakminded · feeble-minded · singleminded · civic-minded · closed-minded · doubleminded · soft-minded · self-minded · single-minded · absent-minded · midget-minded · fuzzy-minded · heavenly-minded · sloppy-minded · ego-minded · light-minded · tough-minded · simple-minded · fair-minded · closedminded · close-minded · clothes minded · bloodyminded · woolly-minded · fairminded · strong-minded · little-minded · liberal-minded · wrong-minded · able-minded · book-minded · low-minded · bloody-minded · bad-minded · eye-minded · longminded · feebleminded · dirty-minded · broad-minded · hive-minded · airminded · tender-minded · small-minded · literal-minded · dull-minded · free-minded · lowminded · evil-minded · serious-minded · weak-minded · wooly-minded · toughminded · good-minded · narrow-minded · noble-minded · narrow minded · wrongminded · well-minded · double-minded · absent-minded professor · unminded · large-minded · off-minded · high-minded · alike-minded · like-minded · tenderminded · up-minded · long-minded · open-minded · even-minded
Translations (4)
fi -mielinen (having inclination for something) · bg склонен (having inclination for something) · es dispuesto (having inclination for something) · fi taipuvainen (having preference for doing something)