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Rinded vs Minded - What's the difference?

rinded | minded |

As adjectives the difference between rinded and minded

is that rinded is having a rind (hard, tough outer layer) while minded is having a mind (inclination) for something.

As a verb minded is

(mind).

rinded

English

Adjective

(-)
  • having a rind (hard, tough outer layer)
  • *1999 , Angela Heuzenroeder, Barossa Food
  • *:All the indications are there that the early dairy farmers did make rinded cheese.

    • Synonyms

    * (having a rind) (l)

    Antonyms

    * (having a rind) (l)

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    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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