English Explanatory Dictionary

mental

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
  2. Occurring or experienced in the mind.
  3. Relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study.
  4. Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity.
  5. Of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity.
  6. Relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter.
  7. Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.
  8. Intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders.
  9. Mentally disordered; insane, mad, crazy.
  10. Enjoyable or fun, especially in a frenetic way.
  11. Of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers.
noun
  1. State of mind; ellipsis of mental state.
  2. A mentally challenged person.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
  2. Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure.
noun
  1. A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛn.təl/ [ˈmɛɾ̃əl] [ˈmɛnəl] en-us-mental.ogg

Word forms

mental more mental most mental mentals

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis, from mēns (“mind, disposition; heart, soul”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Synonyms

inner psychological ideological genial genian

Derived words

alpha-thalassemia mental retardation syndrome amental bimental extramental go mental intermental intramental mental aberration mental acrobatics mental age mental arithmetic mental asylum mental block mental breakdown mental calculation mental calculator mental case mentalcel mental cleft mental cruelty mental deficient mental disease mental disorder mental-disordered mental disturbance mentalese mental gymnast mental gymnastics mental health mental home mental hospital mental hotel mental hygiene mental illness mental image mental inquest warrant mental institution mentalisation mentalism mentalist mentality mentalization mentalize mentalise mentally mental masturbation mental math mental mediumship mental midget mental model mental patient mental plane mental reservation mental retardation mentastics neuromental nonmental physico-mental physiomental positive mental attitude
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