DictionarymindThought and awareness
noun

mind

MYND/maɪnd/

The faculty of thinking, remembering, and being aware.

A good night's sleep helps her keep a clear mind.

Three compact views of the same woman using her mind: reasoning through a puzzle, responding emotionally to music, and recalling locations in a memory-card game.
Etymology

Old English gemynd covered memory as well as thought and intellect. That older emphasis on remembering still survives in expressions such as “bear in mind” and “call to mind.”

In context

Dr. Tracey Marks0:40
Your superego is completely conscious and some people even equate it to your conscience. So you have your id part of your mind that wants to run loose
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More examples

  • Change your mind if you need to.
  • His mind wandered during the lecture.
  • The idea stayed in my mind.

Forms

mind

Similar words

psyche
More psychological or philosophical, emphasizing the inner mental self.