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mindset en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From mind + set.

Meanings

1. A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.
   • Earth Day is a way of propagating and celebrating the environmentalist mindset.
   • Some 46% of those polled agreed that the office environment puts them in a better mindset for work, with this figure rising to 55% of 18-34-year-olds. 2021 October 20, “Study captures positive benefits of commuting”, in RAIL, number 942, page 16:
   • You've got to use your weekend / Go nuts if you can / 'Cause you're back out until Monday, back out until Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday / It's the English mindset 2009, “The English Mindset”, performed by Hulaboy:
   • These behaviors and mindsets contrast with mindful eating, which means using all your physical and emotional senses to experience and enjoy the food choices you make without judgment, said Lilian Cheung, a lecturer and director of health promotion and communication in the nutrition department at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via email. […] Once you have been mindfully eating for a while, the mindset can apply to other areas of your life. 2021 October 14, Kristen Rogers, “Mindful eating could change your food habits and overall life. Here’s how to start”, in CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

grindset · poor is a mindset · being poor is a mindset · poverty is a mindset · fixed mindset · growth mindset

Relateds

state of mind

Synonyms

mentality

Translations (60)

fi mielenlaatu (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · ja 考え方 (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · es actitud (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · cmn 思維模式 /思维模式 (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · de Geistesart (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · pl mentalność (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · de Einstellung (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · cy meddylfryd (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · hu gondolkodásmód (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · fr disposition d'esprit (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · vi tư duy (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · de Mindset (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · ru о́браз мы́слей (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · ru менталите́т (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · vi tư tưởng (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · da tankesæt (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · de Mentalität (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · sh менталѝте̄т (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · ru тип мышле́ния (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · tr düşünce tarzı (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · pt mentalidade (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · de Eingestelltheit (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · fr état d'esprit (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · id pola pikir (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · nv áásįįł (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · uk менталіте́т (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · it mentalità (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · de Geisteshaltung (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · cmn 心態 /心态 (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · hi मानसिकता (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · gl maneira de pensar (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · es mentalidad (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · de Denkart (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · ru склад ума́ (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · fi ajattelutapa (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · tr zihniyet (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · fa طرز فکر (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · gl mentalidade (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · uk склад ро́зуму (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · vi tâm lí (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · sq mendësi (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · nl mentaliteit (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · nl ingelsteldheid (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · el νοοτροπία (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · de Denkweise (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · pl sposób myślenia (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · fr mentalité (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · ca tarannà (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · gd dòigh-smaoineachaidh (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · de Denkungsart (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · sv tankesätt (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · ca ideari (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · vi lối suy nghĩ (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · bg начин на мислене (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · eo idearo (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · da tankegang (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · ja 心理 (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · hy մտածելակերպ (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · it modo di pensare (a way of thinking — see also mentality) · sh mentalìtēt (a way of thinking — see also mentality)