minded

Other forms of minded

comparative

mindedder·

superlative

mindeddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about minded

What does minded mean?

minded means "(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in minded?

minded has 2 syllables: min-ded. The stress falls on "min". In IPA it is /ˈmaɪndəd/.

What is another word for minded?

Close synonyms include apt, disposed, given, tending. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is minded a common word?

minded is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.