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English
Etymology
From Middle French mental < Late Latin mentalis (“of the mind, mental”) < Latin mens (“the mind”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mental (not comparable)
- of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process
- (anatomy) of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial
- (biology) of or relating to the chin-like or lip-like structure
- (colloquial, comparable) of or pertaining to a crazy person, crazy
- He is the most mental freshman I've seen yet.
Derived terms
- mentalese
- mentalist
- mentality
- mentally
- mental age
- mental block
- mental disease
- mental home
- mental patient
External links
- mental in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- mental in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Late Latin mentalis, from Latin mens.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
mental m. (f. mentale, m. plural mentaux, f. plural mentales)
Noun
mental m (usually uncountable)
- mind
- Elle a un mental d'acier.
Anagrams
German
Adjective
mental (not comparable)
Spanish
Adjective
mental m. and f. (plural mentales)
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