mental
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle French mental < Late Latin mentalis (“‘of the mind, mental’”) < Latin mens (“‘the mind’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
[edit] Adjective
Wikipedia mental (not comparable)
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- 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.
[edit] Derived terms
- mentalese
- mentalist
- mentality
- mentally
- mental age
- mental block
- mental disease
- mental home
- mental patient
[edit] Translations
relating to the mind
relating to the chin
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relating to the chin-like structure
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[edit] External links
- mental in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- mental in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin mentalis, from Latin mens.
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[edit] Adjective
mental
[edit] Noun
mental m. (singular only)
- mind
- Elle a un mental d'acier.
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[edit] German
[edit] Adjective
mental (not comparable)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
mental m. and f. (plural mentales)
