minded

English

Etymology

From mind +‎ -ed. Compare Old English ġemōdod (“minded”), Old English ġehugod (“minded; disposed”).

Adjective

minded (comparative more minded, superlative most minded)

1. Having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things.

   literary-minded

   literature-minded

   two-minded

2. Having a preference for doing something; having a likelihood, or disposition to carry out an act.

   I am minded to refuse the request.

Usage notes

This adjective is used

• in sense 1, only with a preceding word describing the object of the inclination or the type of thinking, and the two are usually hyphenated.
• in sense 2, only in the construction to be minded to do something.

Derived terms

• absent-minded
• bloodyminded
• broad-minded
• close-minded
• closed-minded
• civic-minded
• double-minded

• even-minded
• fair-minded
• feebleminded
• high-minded
• liberalminded
• light-minded
• long-minded

• low-minded
• narrow-minded
• off-minded
• open-minded
• right-minded
• simple-minded
• single-minded
• small-minded

• soft-minded
• strong-minded
• tender-minded
• tough-minded
• twi-minded
• weak-minded
• wrong-minded

Translations

having inclination for something

• Finnish: -mielinen

• Spanish: dispuesto (es)

having preference for doing something

• Finnish: taipuvainen (fi)

Verb

minded

1. simple past tense and past participle of mind

Anagrams

• midden