mental
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈmɛn.təl/]
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1. mental (adj) — sense 1
Definition: Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.: Occurring or experienced in the mind.
Example: I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…], the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!
2. mental (adj) — sense 2
Definition: Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.: Relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study.
Example: mental science
3. mental (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.: Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity.
Example: mental acuity
4. mental (noun) — sense 4
Definition: State of mind; ellipsis of mental state.
Example: y'all need to fix your mentals
5. mental (noun) — sense 5
Definition: A mentally challenged person.
Structure of the word
Roots:- men (think, Proto-Indo-European)
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