mind·ed (mīńdĭd)

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adjective 

1. Disposed; inclined: I am not minded to answer any of your questions.
2. Having a specified kind of mind. Often used in combination: fair-minded; evil-minded.
3. Directed or oriented toward something specified. Often used in combination: civic-minded; career-minded.

derivatives

mind́ed·ness

noun

mind (mīnd)

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[Middle English minde, from Old English gemynd.]

noun 

1. The human consciousness that originates in the brain and is manifested especially in thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination.
2. The collective conscious and unconscious processes in a sentient organism that direct and influence mental and physical behavior.
3. The principle of intelligence; the spirit of consciousness regarded as an aspect of reality.
4. The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and applying knowledge: Follow your mind, not your heart.
5. A person of great mental ability: the great minds of the century.
6. 1. Individual consciousness, memory, or recollection: I'll bear the problem in mind.
   2. A person or group that embodies certain mental qualities: the medical mind; the public mind.
   3. The thought processes characteristic of a person or group; psychological makeup: the criminal mind.
7. Opinion or sentiment: He changed his mind when he heard all the facts.
8. Desire or inclination: She had a mind to spend her vacation in the desert.
9. Focus of thought; attention: I can't keep my mind on work.
10. A healthy mental state; sanity: losing one's mind.

verb: mind·ed, mind·ing, minds. 

transitive verb 

1. To bring (an object or idea) to mind; remember.
2. 1. To become aware of; notice.
   2. Upper Southern U.S. To have in mind as a goal or purpose; intend.
3. To heed in order to obey: The children minded their babysitter.
4. To attend to: Mind closely what I tell you.
5. To be careful about: Mind the icy sidewalk!
6. 1. To care about; be concerned about.
   2. To object to; dislike: doesn't mind doing the chores.
7. To take care or charge of; look after.

intransitive verb 

1. To take notice; give heed.
2. To behave obediently.
3. To be concerned or troubled; care: “Not minding about bad food has become a national obsession” (Times Literary Supplement)
4. To be cautious or careful.

derivatives

mind́er

noun

synonyms:

mind, intellect, intelligence, brain, wit¹reason These nouns denote the capacity of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge. Mind refers broadly to the capacities for thought, perception, memory, and decision: “No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear” (Edmund Burke) Intellect stresses knowing, thinking, and understanding: “Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect” (Herbert Spencer) Intelligence implies solving problems, learning from experience, and reasoning abstractly: “The world of the future will be an ever more demanding struggle against the limitations of our intelligence” (Norbert Wiener) Brain suggests strength of intellect: We racked our brains to find a solution. Wit stresses quickness of intelligence or facility of comprehension: “There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise” (Roger Ascham) Reason, the capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought, embraces comprehending, evaluating, and drawing conclusions: “Since I have had the full use of my reason, nobody has ever heard me laugh” (Earl of Chesterfield)

See also: tend²