minded

adj
/ˈmaɪndɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree English mind English -ed English minded From mind + -ed. Compare Old English -mōd (“minded”), Old English ġehyġd (“minded; disposed”).

  1. inherited from *méntis — “thought
  2. inherited from *mundiz
  3. inherited from *mundi
  4. inherited from mynd
  5. inherited from minde
  6. suffixed as minded — “mind + ed

Definitions

  1. Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination.

    • a fair-minded decision by a traditionally minded Pope.
    • literary-minded/literature-minded/two-minded
    • Downtown merchants can’t condone sending the spend-minded to Lancaster Mall, where they can park without fear in mega-macadam lots.
  2. Having a preference for doing something

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

    • I am minded to refuse the request.
    • Order another drink if you are so minded
    • He seems minded to go ahead with the plan.
  3. simple past and past participle of mind

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at minded. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at minded. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at minded

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA