Mindset

[mahynd-set] Example Sentences Origin

mind-set

[mahynd-set]
noun
1.
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
2.
an intention or inclination.

Origin:
1925–30
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Mindset is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example Sentences
  • The single-minded, uniformed secular mindset is equally as ignorant and unrealistic.
  • Hanging the diplomas was part of the first step in moving past that mindset.
  • But fado is also, more flexibly, a musical style and a mindset.
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Word Origin & History

mindset
"habits of mind formed by previous experience," 1934, from mind (n.) + set (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

mindset mind·set or mind-set (mīnd'sět')
n.

  1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations.

  2. An inclination or a habit.

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