mindful

mindful · adjective¹

1. Old English · inherited fromġemyndful“of good memory”
2. Middle English · inherited frommyndeful
3. English todaymindful

From Middle English myndeful, myndefull, from Old English ġemyndful (“of good memory”), equivalent to mind + -ful.

mindful · noun²

From mind + -ful.

First known use, by meaning

• from 14th c. aware (of something); attentive, heedful.
• 16th–19th c. Inclined (to do something).