"mindset" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mindsets [plural]
Etymology: mind + set Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mind|set}} mind + set Head templates: {{en-noun}} mindset (plural mindsets)
  1. A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one. Wikipedia link: en:Mindset (disambiguation) Categories (topical): Thinking Synonyms: mentality, mind set, mind-set Derived forms: being poor is a mindset, fixed mindset, growth mindset, poor is a mindset, poverty is a mindset Related terms: state of mind Translations (a way of thinking — see also mentality): մտածելակերպ (mtacelakerp) (Armenian), начин на мислене (način na mislene) (Bulgarian), ideari [masculine] (Catalan), tarannà [masculine] (Catalan), 心態 (Chinese Mandarin), 心态 (xīntài) (Chinese Mandarin), 思維模式 (Chinese Mandarin), 思维模式 (sīwéi móshì) (Chinese Mandarin), tankesæt [neuter] (Danish), tankegang [common-gender] (Danish), mentaliteit [feminine] (Dutch), idearo (Esperanto), ajattelutapa (Finnish), mielenlaatu (Finnish), état d’esprit [masculine] (French), disposition d’esprit [feminine] (French), mentalité [feminine] (French), Denkweise [feminine] (German), mentalità [feminine] (Italian), modo di pensare (Italian), 考え方 (kangaekata) (alt: かんがえかた) (Japanese), 心理 (shinri) (alt: しんり) (Japanese), áásįįł (Navajo), طرز فکر (tarz-e fekr) (Persian), sposób myślenia [masculine] (Polish), mentalidade [feminine] (Portuguese), склад ума́ (sklad umá) [masculine] (Russian), о́браз мы́слей (óbraz mýslej) [masculine] (Russian), тип мышле́ния (tip myšlénija) [masculine] (Russian), менталите́т (mentalitét) [masculine] (Russian), dòigh-smaoineachaidh [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), менталѝте̄т [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), mentalìtēt [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mentalidad [masculine] (Spanish), actitud [feminine] (Spanish), tankesätt [neuter] (Swedish), düşünce tarzı (Turkish), meddylfryd [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "sense": "a way of thinking — see also mentality",
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      "sense": "a way of thinking — see also mentality",
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a way of thinking — see also mentality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dòigh-smaoineachaidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a way of thinking — see also mentality",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "менталѝте̄т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a way of thinking — see also mentality",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mentalìtēt"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a way of thinking — see also mentality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mentalidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a way of thinking — see also mentality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "actitud"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a way of thinking — see also mentality",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tankesätt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a way of thinking — see also mentality",
      "word": "düşünce tarzı"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a way of thinking — see also mentality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meddylfryd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mindset"
}

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