6 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mind \Mind\ (m[imac]nd), noun [AS. mynd, gemynd; akin to OHG.
minna memory, love, G. minne love, Dan. minde mind, memory,
remembrance, consent, vote, Sw. minne memory, Icel. minni,
Goth. gamunds, L. mens, mentis, mind, Gr. me'nos, Skr. manas
mind, man to think. [root]104, 278. Cf. {Comment}, {Man},
{Mean}, v., 3d {Mental}, {Mignonette}, {Minion}, {Mnemonic},
{Money}.]
1. The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the
understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives,
judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the
soul; -- often in distinction from the {body}.
By the mind of man we understand that in him which
thinks, remembers, reasons, wills. --Reid.
What we mean by mind is simply that which perceives,
thinks, feels, wills, and desires. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
--Rom. xiv. 5.
The mind shall banquet, though the body pine.
--Shak.
2. The state, at any given time, of the faculties of
thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical
activity or state; as:
(a) Opinion; judgment; belief.
A fool uttereth all his mind. --Prov. xxix.
11.
Being so hard to me that brought your mind, I
fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling her
mind. --Shak.
(b) Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will.
If it be your minds, then let none go forth. --2
Kings ix. 15.
(c) Courage; spirit. --Chapman.
3. Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in
mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc.
{To have a mind} or {To have a great mind}, to be inclined or
strongly inclined in purpose; -- used with an infinitive.
''Sir Roger de Coverly . . . told me that he had a great
mind to see the new tragedy with me.'' --Addison.
{To lose one's mind}, to become insane, or imbecile.
{To make up one's mind}, to come to an opinion or decision;
to determine.
{To put in mind}, to remind. ''Regard us simply as putting
you in mind of what you already know to be good policy.''
--Jowett (Thucyd. ).
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mind \Mind\, verb (used without an object)
To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mind \Mind\ (m[imac]nd), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Minded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Minding}.] [AS. myndian, gemynd[=i]an to remember.
See {Mind}, noun]
1. To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention;
to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark;
to note. ''Mind not high things, but condescend to men of
low estate.'' --Rom. xii. 16.
My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play. --Shak.
2. To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to
attend to; as, to mind one's business.
Bidding him be a good child, and mind his book.
--Addison.
3. To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master.
4. To have in mind; to purpose. --Beaconsfield.
I mind to tell him plainly what I think. --Shak.
5. To put in mind; to remind. [Archaic] --M. Arnold.
He minded them of the mutability of all earthly
things. --Fuller.
I do thee wrong to mind thee of it. --Shak.
{Never mind}, do not regard it; it is of no consequence; no
matter.
Syn: To notice; mark; regard; obey. See {Attend}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mind
noun
1: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings;
the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered";
"I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: {head},
{brain}, {psyche}, {nous}]
2: recall or remembrance; "it came to mind"
3: an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to
make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" [syn: {judgment},
{judgement}]
4: an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th
century" [syn: {thinker}, {creative thinker}]
5: attention; "don't pay him any mind"
6: your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to
see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture
all the pieces" [syn: {idea}]
7: knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his
mind"; "he has a keen intellect" [syn: {intellect}]
verb
1: be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered
by; "I don't mind your behavior"
2: be concerned with or about something or somebody
3: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the
necessary arrangements" [syn: {take care}]
4: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of
the old men" [syn: {heed}, {listen}]
5: be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to;
"Beware of telephone salesmen" [syn: {beware}]
6: keep in mind [syn: {bear in mind}] [ant: {forget}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
503 Moby Thesaurus words for "mind":
Mnemosyne, affect memory, aim, ambition, ambivalent, anima,
anima humana, animadvert, animus, anterograde memory, appetence,
appetency, appetite, aptitude, ardor, aspiration, assumption,
astral body, astuteness, atavism, atman, attend, attend to,
attend to orders, attention, attitude, ba, baby-sit, babysit,
balk at, bawl out, be concerned, be resolved, be unwilling,
begrudge, behold, belief, bent, berate, beware, bias, brain,
brains, breath, breath of life, bring back, bring to mind, buddhi,
call back, call to mind, call up, capacity, care, care for, cast,
castigate, chaperon, character, chastise, cherish, chew out,
choice, choose, cite, climate of opinion, coconscious, cognizance,
collective memory, collective unconscious, command, common belief,
community sentiment, comply, computer memory, conation, conatus,
conceit, concentration, concept, conception, conclude, conclusion,
concupiscence, conform, conjure up, conscience, conscious self,
consciousness, consensus gentium, conserve, consider,
consideration, constitution, contemplate, conviction, counsel,
crazy, cue, curiosity, death instinct, decide, decision, deem,
defer to, descry, desideration, desideratum, design, desire,
determination, determine, diathesis, dig, disapprove of, discern,
discipline, discourse of reason, discretion, discursive reason,
disk memory, dislike, disposition, disregard, divine breath,
dress down, drive, drum memory, eagerness, eccentricity, effect,
ego, ego ideal, ego-id conflict, emotional response, engram, enjoy,
esprit, espy, estimate, estimation, ethical self, ethos, evoke,
excogitate, eye, faculty, fancy, fantasy, feeling, fixed purpose,
follow, follow the book, foreconscious, forget, form an opinion,
foster, frame, frame of mind, free choice, free will, function,
general belief, genius, get miffed, go, go back, go back over,
govern, grain, gray matter, gross body, grudge, guard, hark back,
harken to, have a care, head, headpiece, heart, heed, hope, horme,
humor, id, idea, idiosyncrasy, ignore, impression, inclination,
individualism, insane, insight, intellect, intellection,
intellectual, intellectual curiosity, intellectual faculty,
intelligence, intendment, intent, intention, jiva, jivatma, judge,
judgement, judgment, kama, keep, keep watch over, khu, kidney,
kinesthetic memory, leaning, libidinal energy, libido, lie low,
life principle, lights, like, liking, linga sharira, listen to,
look, look about one, look after, look back, look out,
look out for, look sharp, look to, lucidity, lust,
lust for learning, mad, make, makeup, manas, manes, marbles, mark,
matronize, mean, meaning, memory, memory bank, memory circuit,
memory trace, mens, mental capacity, mental set, mentality, mettle,
mind-set, mneme, mold, mood, morale, mother, motive, motive force,
mystique, nature, need, nephesh, never mind, nisus, not care to,
not feel like, note, notice, notion, nous, nurse, nurture, obey,
obey the rules, object to, objective, observance, observation,
observe, opinion, oversee, passion, pay attention,
pay attention to, perceive, perception, percipience, perpend,
persona, personal judgment, personality, persuasion, physical body,
plan, plans, pleasure, pleasure principle, pneuma, point,
point of view, ponder, popular belief, position, posture, power,
power of reason, prana, preconscious, predilection, predisposition,
preference, preserve, presumption, prevailing belief,
primitive self, principle of desire, proclivity, project,
propensity, proposal, propose, prospectus, protege, provide for,
psyche, psychic apparatus, public belief, public opinion, purpose,
purusha, qui vive, race memory, racial unconscious, rail at, ratio,
rationality, reaction, reason, reasoning, reasoning faculty,
rebuke, recall, recall to mind, recapture, reck, recollect,
recollection, reevoke, reflect, regard, relish, remark, remember,
remembrance, remind, reminisce, reprimand, reproach, reprove,
resent, resolution, resolve, retain, retrace, retrospect, review,
review in retrospect, revive, ride herd on, ruach, sagacity, sage,
sake, saneness, sanity, sapience, scold, screen memory, see,
see after, see in retrospect, see to, self, sense, senses,
sentiment, set, sexual desire, shade, shadow, shepherd,
shilly-shallying, shrewdness, sight, skill, skin alive, slant,
slough off, smarts, soul, soundness, souvenir, spirit, spirits,
spiritual being, spiritus, stamp, stance, state of mind,
stay in line, sthula sharira, strain, streak, stripe, striving,
study, subconscious, subconscious mind, subliminal,
subliminal self, submerged mind, submit, summon up, superego,
superintend, supervise, support, take amiss, take an interest,
take care, take care of, take charge of, take heed, take ill,
take note, take note of, take notice, take offense, take orders,
take to heart, take umbrage, tape memory, tell off, temper,
temperament, tend, tendency, the self, theory, think, think back,
think of, thinker, thinking, thirst for knowledge, thought,
thoughts, toe the line, tone, turn, turn of mind, twist, type,
uncertain, unconscious, unconscious mind, undecided, understanding,
unsure, upbraid, urge, use hindsight, vacillating, vein, velleity,
verbal response, view, viewpoint, visual memory, vital force,
vital impulse, volition, want, wanting, warp, watch, watch out,
watch out for, watch over, wavering, way of thinking, weigh, will,
will and pleasure, will power, wisdom, wish, wish fulfillment, wit,
wits, would rather not
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
MIND, noun A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its
chief activity consists in the endeavor to ascertain its own nature,
the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing
but itself to know itself with. From the Latin _mens_, a fact unknown
to that honest shoe-seller, who, observing that his learned competitor
over the way had displayed the motto "_Mens conscia recti_,"
emblazoned his own front with the words "Men's, women's and children's
conscia recti."
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