mental

mental

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈmɛn.təl/]

Senses

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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