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of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained : MEMORY

2 : the part of an individual that feels, perceives, thinks, wills, and esp. reasons

3 : INTENTION, DESIRE

4 : normal mental condition

5 : a belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge : OPINION, VIEW

6 : MOOD

7 : mental qualities of a person or group

8 : intellectual ability

9 : ATTENTION

Synonyms

[1] memory, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence

[4] head, reason, sanity, wit; also rationality, reasonableness, sense; health, healthiness, healthfulness, wholesomeness; lucidity, lucidness, normality, soundness; wisdom

Antonyms

derangement, insanity, lunacy, madness, mania

[5] belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment, notion, opinion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, view—more at OPINION

2mind verb 1 chiefly dialect : REMEMBER

2 : to attend to closely

3 : to follow the orders or instructions of : OBEY

4 : to be concerned about; also : DISLIKE

5 : to be careful or cautious about

6 : to take charge of

7 : to regard with attention

Synonyms

[2] attend, hark, hear, heed, listen—more at LISTEN

[2, 3] comply, follow, heed, listen, note, obey, observe, regard, watch—more at HEED

[5] beware (of), guard (against), watch out (for)—more at BEWARE (OF)

[6] attend, care, oversee, superintend, supervise, tend—more at TEND

mind–bend·ing adjective : MIND-BLOWING

mind–blow·ing adjective : PSYCHEDELIC 1; also : MIND-BOGGLING

mind–bog·gling adjective : mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming

mind·ed adjective 1 : INCLINED, DISPOSED

2 : having a mind of a specified kind or concerned with a specific thing — usu. used in combination

mind·ful adjective : bearing in mind : AWARE

— mind·ful·ly adverb

— mind·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, sensible, sentient—more at CONSCIOUS

mind·less adjective 1 a : marked by a lack of mind or consciousness

b : marked by no use of the intellect

2 : not mindful : HEEDLESS

— mind·less·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1b] dumb, senseless, stupid, witless—more at STUPID

[2] careless, heedless, unguarded, unsafe, unwary—more at CARELESS

mind·less·ness noun : the quality or state of being mindless

Synonyms

dopiness, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity—more at STUPIDITY

1mine pronoun : that which belongs to me

2mine noun 1 : an excavation in the earth from which minerals are taken; also : an ore deposit

2 : an underground passage beneath an enemy position

3 : an explosive device for destroying enemy personnel, vehicles, or ships

4 : a rich source of supply

3mine verb mined; min·ing 1 : to dig a mine

2 : UNDERMINE

3 : to get ore from the earth

4 : to place military mines in

— min·er noun

mine·field noun 1 : an area set with mines

2 : something resembling a minefield esp. in having many dangers

mine·lay·er noun : a naval vessel for laying underwater mines

min·er·al noun 1 : a crystalline substance (as diamond or quartz) of inorganic origin

2 : a naturally occurring substance (as coal, salt, or water) obtained usu. from the ground

— mineral adjective

min·er·al·ise British variant of MINERALIZE

min·er·al·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to impregnate or supply with minerals

2 : to change into mineral form

— min·er·al·i·za·tion noun

min·er·al·o·gy noun : a science dealing with minerals

— min·er·al·og·i·cal adjective

— min·er·al·o·gist noun

mineral oil noun : an oil of mineral origin; especially : a refined petroleum oil used as a laxative

mineral water noun : water infused with mineral salts or gases

min·e·stro·ne noun [ORIGIN: It, fr. minestra, fr. minestrare to serve, dish up, fr. L ministrare, fr. minister servant]

: a rich thick vegetable soup

mine·sweep·er noun : a warship designed for removing or neutralizing underwater mines

min·gle verb min·gled; min·gling 1 : to bring or combine together

2 : to come into contact : ASSOCIATE; also : to move about (as in a group)

Synonyms

[1] amalgamate, blend,

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