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Headed vs Minded - What's the difference?

headed | minded |

As adjectives the difference between headed and minded

is that headed is having a head or heading while minded is having a mind (inclination) for something.

As verbs the difference between headed and minded

is that headed is (head) while minded is (mind).

headed

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(head)
  • Having a head or heading.
  • Going towards a certain direction.
    • Southward headed caravans
  • (of paper) Having the sender's name, address, etc. pre-printed at the top.
  • (in combination) Having a head with specified characteristics.
    • Derived terms
    * fair-headed * fairheaded * wrong-headed * wrongheaded

    Etymology 2

    See (head) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (head)
    • Smith headed the team last summer

    minded

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a mind (inclination) for something.
    • literary-minded
    literature-minded
  • Having a preference for doing something; having a likelihood, or disposition to carry out an act.
    • I am minded to refuse the request.

    Usage notes

    This adjective is used * in sense 1 , only with a preceding word describing the object of the inclination, and the two are usually hyphenated. * in sense 2 , only in the construction to be minded to do something.

    Derived terms

    * broad-minded * civic-minded * high-minded * right-minded * small-minded * tough-minded

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mind)

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