mindset
nounUS /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/
Etymology From mind + set.
1
A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.
- Earth Day is a way of propagating and celebrating the environmentalist mindset.
- You've got to use your weekend / Go nuts if you can / 'Cause you're back out until Monday, back out until Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday / It's the English mindset2009, “The English Mindset”, performed by Hulaboy:
2 more examples
- These behaviors and mindsets contrast with mindful eating, which means using all your physical and emotional senses to experience and enjoy the food choices you make without judgment, said Lilian Cheung, a lecturer and director of health promotion and communication in the nutrition department at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, via email. […] Once you have been mindfully eating for a while, the mindset can apply to other areas of your life.2021 October 14, Kristen Rogers, “Mindful eating could change your food habits and overall life. Here’s how to start”, in CNN:
- Some 46% of those polled agreed that the office environment puts them in a better mindset for work, with this figure rising to 55% of 18-34-year-olds.2021 October 20, “Study captures positive benefits of commuting”, in RAIL, number 942, page 16:
- Synonyms
- mentality
- Derived terms
- being poor is a mindset, fixed mindset, grindset, growth mindset, poor is a mindset, poverty is a mindset
- Related terms
- state of mind