EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis (“of the mind, mental”), from Latin mēns (“the mind”). Also from Latin mentum (“the chin”), depending on usage.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mental (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.
- 1907, Robert W. Chambers, chapter VI, The Younger Set:
- “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—!"
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2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34:
- Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
- 1907, Robert W. Chambers, chapter VI, The Younger Set:
- (colloquial, comparable) Insane, mad, crazy.
- He is the most mental freshman I've seen yet. He went mental on us.
- (colloquial, UK, comparable) Enjoyable; fun.
- That was a mental party last night.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
- the mental nerve; the mental region
- (biology) Of or relating to the chin-like or lip-like structure.
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- extramental
- intermental
- intramental
- mentalese
- mentalist
- mentality
- mentally
- mental age
- mental block
- mental disease
- mental home
- mental patient
TranslationsEdit
relating to the mind
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relating to the chin
relating to the chin-like structure
relating to a crazy person
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NounEdit
mental (plural mentals)
External linksEdit
- mental in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- mental in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
AnagramsEdit
AsturianEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mental m, f (masculine and feminine plural mentals)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin mentālis (“of the mind, mental”), from Latin mēns (“the mind”).
PronunciationEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
mental m (feminine mentale, masculine plural mentaux, feminine plural mentales)
- mental (relating to the mind)
NounEdit
mental m (uncountable)
- mind
- Elle a un mental d'acier.
AnagramsEdit
External linksEdit
- “mental” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GalicianEdit
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mental (not comparable)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of mental
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist mental | sie ist mental | es ist mental | sie sind mental | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | mentaler | mentale | mentales | mentale |
| genitive | mentalen | mentaler | mentalen | mentaler | |
| dative | mentalem | mentaler | mentalem | mentalen | |
| accusative | mentalen | mentale | mentales | mentale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der mentale | die mentale | das mentale | die mentalen |
| genitive | des mentalen | der mentalen | des mentalen | der mentalen | |
| dative | dem mentalen | der mentalen | dem mentalen | den mentalen | |
| accusative | den mentalen | die mentale | das mentale | die mentalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein mentaler | eine mentale | ein mentales | (keine) mentalen |
| genitive | eines mentalen | einer mentalen | eines mentalen | (keiner) mentalen | |
| dative | einem mentalen | einer mentalen | einem mentalen | (keinen) mentalen | |
| accusative | einen mentalen | eine mentale | ein mentales | (keine) mentalen | |
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mental m, f (plural mentais, comparable)