buttoned-down mind

ˈbʌtəndˌdaʊn maɪnd

Definition

Definition of buttoned-down mind - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

rigid thinking

mindset focused on order and control

With a buttoned-down mind, she organized every detail meticulously.

psychology

conservative and conventional mindset

His buttoned-down mind resisted any new and creative ideas.

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Expressions with buttoned

buttoned-down

adj.

having a conservative and conventional style or approach

He wore a buttoned-down suit to the meeting.

buttoned-up

adj.

formally dressed or neatly groomed

He looked very buttoned-up at the formal event..

Expressions with mind

mind game

game involving logical thinking

Chess is often considered a mind game.

mind reader

performer who pretends to read minds

The mind reader's show was full of surprises.

never mind

exp.

do not worry about it

Never mind, it's not important.

wouldn't mind

express willingness or lack of objection to something happening

I wouldn't mind going to the park this afternoon.

what's on your mind

exp.

asking what someone is thinking or feeling

You seem quiet today, what's on your mind?

bring to mind

cause to remember something

The smell of the ocean brought to mind my childhood summers.

change your mind

decide to do something different

If the plan feels risky, you can still change your mind before signing.

come to mind

appear in one's thoughts spontaneously

When I see the ocean, memories of our trip come to mind.

do you mind

exp.

ask someone politely for a favor

Do you mind helping me with this?

don't mind me

intj.

used to say you are not trying to interrupt or disturb

Don't mind me, just grabbing my bag.

Examples of buttoned-down mind in a sentence

A buttoned-down mind helped him manage the project.
Her buttoned-down mind made her skeptical of modern art.
A buttoned-down mind can hinder innovation.

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French:esprit méthodique, esprit rigide, ...
German:geordnetes Denken, konservativer Geist, ...
Italian:mente ordinata, mentalità conservatrice, ...
Spanish:mente organizada, mente cerrada, ...
Portuguese:mente organizada, mente fechada, ...
Chinese:有条理的头脑, 保守的心态, ...
Japanese:秩序だった心, 保守的な考え方, ...
Arabic:عقلية منظمة, عقلية محافظة, ...
Hebrew:רֹאשׁ מְסֻדָּר וְקַפְּדָנִי, מַיְנְדְסֶט שַׁמְרָנִי, ...
Russian:упорядоченный ум, консервативный ум, ...
Ukrainian:упорядкований розум, консервативний розум, ...
Hindi:व्यवस्थित मानसिकता, रूढ़िवादी मानसिकता, ...
Bengali:শৃঙ্খলাবদ্ধ মনোভাব, রক্ষণশীল মনোভাব, ...
Catalan:mentalitat ordenada, mentalitat conservadora, ...
Czech:rigidní mysl, konvenční myšlení, ...
Danish:ordnet sind, konservativ tankegang, ...
Dutch:geordende geest, conservatieve mindset, ...
Greek:νοοτροπία τάξης, συντηρητική νοοτροπία, ...
Hungarian:merev gondolkodásmód, konzervatív szemlélet, ...
Khmer:ផ្នត់គំនិតតឹងរ៉ឹងដែលផ្តោតលើសណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់ និងការគ្រប់គ្រង, ផ្នត់គំនិតអភិរក្សនិយម និងប្រកាន់ទម្លាប់ចាស់, ...
Korean:질서정연한 마음, 보수적인 사고방식, ...
Persian:ذهن منظم, ذهن محافظه‌کار, ...
Polish:uporządkowany umysł, konserwatywny umysł, ...
Portuguese (BR):mente organizada, mente fechada, ...
Romanian:minte ordonată, minte conservatoare, ...
Swedish:ordnat sinne, konservativt sinne, ...
Thai:จิตใจที่มีระเบียบ, จิตใจที่อนุรักษ์นิยม, ...
Turkish:düzenli zihin, muhafazakar zihin, ...
Vietnamese:tâm trí có trật tự, tâm trí bảo thủ, ...

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