Standard Lemma guide

mindset

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AY1 N D S EH2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Earth Day is a way of propagating and celebrating the environmentalist mindset.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mentality, outlook, mind-set

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attitude, mental attitude

History

Etymology

From mind + set.

Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mendësi — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Armenian: մտածելակերպ (mtacelakerp) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Bulgarian: начин на мислене (način na mislene) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Catalan: ideari — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Catalan: tarannà — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心態 /心态 (xīntài) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 思維模式 /思维模式 (sīwéi móshì) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Danish: tankesæt — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Danish: tankegang — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Dutch: mentaliteit — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Dutch: ingelsteldheid — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Esperanto: idearo — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Finnish: ajattelutapa — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Finnish: mielenlaatu — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • French: état d'esprit — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • French: disposition d'esprit — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • French: mentalité — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Galician: mentalidade — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Galician: maneira de pensar — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • German: Mindset — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • German: Denkweise — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • German: Eingestelltheit — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • German: Mentalität — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • German: Denkungsart — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • German: Denkart — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • German: Geisteshaltung — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • German: Geistesart — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • German: Einstellung — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Greek: νοοτροπία (nootropía) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Hindi: मानसिकता (mānsiktā) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Hungarian: gondolkodásmód — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Indonesian: pola pikir — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Italian: mentalità — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Italian: modo di pensare — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Japanese: 考え方 (kangaekata) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Japanese: 心理 (shinri) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Navajo: áásįįł — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Persian: طرز فکر (tarz-e fekr) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Polish: mentalność — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Polish: sposób myślenia — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Portuguese: mentalidade — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Russian: склад ума́ (sklad umá) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Russian: о́браз мы́слей (óbraz mýslej) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Russian: тип мышле́ния (tip myšlénija) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Russian: менталите́т (mentalitét) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Scottish Gaelic: dòigh-smaoineachaidh — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Serbo-Croatian: менталѝте̄т — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Serbo-Croatian: mentalìtēt — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Spanish: mentalidad — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Spanish: actitud — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Swedish: tankesätt — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Turkish: düşünce tarzı — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Turkish: zihniyet — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Ukrainian: склад ро́зуму (sklad rózumu) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Ukrainian: менталіте́т (mentalitét) — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Vietnamese: tư duy — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Vietnamese: tư tưởng — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Vietnamese: tâm lí — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Vietnamese: lối suy nghĩ — a way of thinking — see also mentality
  • Welsh: meddylfryd — a way of thinking — see also mentality