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   Sin·gle-mind·ed

   /ˈsiNGɡəl ˌmīndid/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or concentrating on only one aim or purpose: "the single-minded pursuit of profit"

   Derivatives

   • 1. single-mindedly adverb
   • 2. single-mindedness noun

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   Someone who is single-minded has only one aim or purpose and is determined to achieve it.

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   What is a single minded person?

   • Someone who is single-minded has only one aim or purpose and is determined to achieve it. They were effective politicians, single-minded in their pursuit of political power. ...a single-minded determination to win. He was single-mindedly devoted to the hastening of freedom for the oppressed. ...the single-mindedness of the athletes as they train.

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   What does single mindedness mean?

   • 1. Having one overriding purpose or goal: the single-minded pursuit of money. 2. Steadfast; resolute: He was single-minded in his determination to stop smoking. sin′gle-mind′ed·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   Can a single minded person be a force for Progress?

   • In the right circumstances, such single-minded determination can be a force for progress. Someone who is single-minded has only one aim or purpose and is determined to achieve it. They were ruthless and single-minded in their pursuit of political power.

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   What does single-mindedness mean?

   • That single-mindedness breathes fresh air into a subject that has grown stale over the years. Single-mindedness is the inability to "recognize and respond" to the feelings of others. Pursued diversion with a child's singlemindedness. He understood it afterward, but for the present his single-mindedness spared the girl.

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   Definition of single-minded adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   6 days ago · Definitions of single-minded. adjective. determined. “ single-minded in his determination to stop smoking”. synonyms: resolved. resolute. firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination.

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   Single-minded definition: having or showing a single aim or purpose. See examples of SINGLE-MINDED used in a sentence.

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   SINGLE-MINDEDNESS meaning: 1. the quality of being very determined and thinking only about achieving a particular thing: 2…. Learn more.

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   noun [noncount] SINGLE–MINDED meaning: having only one purpose, goal, or interest focused on one thing.

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   Define single-minded. single-minded synonyms, single-minded pronunciation, single-minded translation, English dictionary definition of single-minded. adj. 1. Having one overriding purpose or goal: the single-minded pursuit of money.