English Explanatory Dictionary

mentality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.
  2. The characteristics of a mind described as a system of distinctive structures and processes based in biology, language, or culture, etc.; a mental system.

Pronunciation

en-us-mentality.ogg /mɛnˈtæləti/ /mənˈtæləti/ /-ɪti/

Word forms

mentality mentalities

Etymology

From mental + -ity. Doublet of mentalité.

Derived words

crab mentality drawbridge mentality elbow mentality herd mentality mob mentality pack mentality plantation mentality siege mentality trench mentality victim mentality winning mentality
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