Mind: meaning, definitions and examples
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mind
[ maɪnd ]
in psychology
The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- It's all in the mind.
- She has a brilliant mind for mathematics.
Translations
Translations of the word "mind" in other languages:
🇵🇹 mente
- espírito
- pensar
🇮🇳 मन
- दिमाग
- विचार
🇩🇪 Geist
- Verstand
- Denken
🇮🇩 pikiran
- akal
- berpikir
🇺🇦 розум
- свідомість
- думка
🇵🇱 umysł
- duch
- myślenie
🇯🇵 心 (こころ)
- 精神 (せいしん)
- 思考 (しこう)
🇫🇷 esprit
- mentalité
- pensée
🇪🇸 mente
- espíritu
- pensamiento
🇹🇷 zihin
- akıl
- düşünce
🇰🇷 마음 (maeum)
- 정신 (jeongsin)
- 생각 (saenggak)
🇸🇦 عقل (ʿaql)
- ذهن (dhihn)
- تفكير (tafkīr)
🇨🇿 mysl
- duch
- myšlení
🇸🇰 mysel
- duch
- premýšľanie
🇨🇳 心 (xīn)
- 思维 (sīwéi)
- 思考 (sīkǎo)
🇸🇮 um
- duh
- razmišljanje
🇮🇸 hugur
- andi
- hugsun
🇰🇿 ақыл
- сана
- ой
🇬🇪 გონება (goneba)
- სული (suli)
- ფიქრი (p'ik'ri)
🇦🇿 ağıl
- ruh
- düşüncə
🇲🇽 mente
- espíritu
- pensamiento
Etymology
The word 'mind' originated from the Old English 'gemynd', which meant memory, thought, purpose, desire, and intellect. Over time, its meaning expanded to include the consciousness and cognitive faculties of a person. The concept of the mind has been a central topic in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, exploring its nature, functions, and relationship to the brain.
See also: absentmindedness, mindful, mindfully, mindfulness, mindlessly, mindset, remind, unmindful.