What does Mindfulness mean?

Bewustheid (Present awareness) For example: "Practicing mindfulness (Practicing present awareness)"

Where does the slang word Mindfulness come from?

Mindfulness is a slang term from South Africa. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in South Africa and across Africa.

Mindfulness

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Mindfulness definition 1

Bewustheid (Present awareness)

"Practicing mindfulness (Practicing present awareness)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Mindfulness 🇪🇬 Egypt

مايندفولنس - Mindfulness

"تمارين مايندفولنس (Mindfulness exercises) - Tamareen mindfulness"

mindfulness 🇦🇴 Angola

Atenção plena (Full attention)

"Pratica mindfulness (Practices mindfulness)"

🇿🇦 About South Africa Slang

South African slang, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, mixes Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho, and English into uniquely expressive township and street language.

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🌍 "Mindfulness" Across Africa

This word is also used in 10 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Mindfulness 🇪🇬 Egypt

مايندفولنس - Mindfulness

mindfulness 🇦🇴 Angola

Atenção plena (Full attention)

Mindfulness 🇧🇮 Burundi

Mindfulness (Mindfulness)

Mindfulness 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Wa'i kamil (Full awareness)

Mindfulness 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Pleine conscience (Mindfulness)

Mindfulness 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Kucabanga kahle (Thinking well)

Mindfulness 🇱🇾 Libya

مايندفولنس (Mindfulness)

Mindfulness 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Being present aware (Being present and aware)

Mindfulness 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Kwibanda ku kintu kimwe (To focus on one thing)

Mindfulness 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Atensãu plena (Atenção plena) (Mindfulness)

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