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[ men-tal-i-tee ] / mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mentality ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural men·tal·i·ties.mental capacity or endowment: a person of average mentality. the set of one's mind; view; outlook: a liberal mentality. Origin of mentalityFirst recorded in 1685–95; mental1 + -ity OTHER WORDS FROM mentalitysu·per·men·tal·i·ty, nounWords nearby mentalitymental illness, mental image, mental impairment, mentalism, mentalist, mentality, mental lexicon, mentally, mentally ill, mental nerve, mental point Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mentality“After the New York mentality, it is the ultimate contrast to see people making things by hand,” he said. The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST So does his comment about treason, which plugs into the mentality of those accusing the President of sedition and disloyalty. Paranoia Crept into American Political Life a Long Time Ago|Lewis Beale|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Many found this to echo a Stepford Wife mentality of women: Women like stories and language, not impersonal, cold, manly numbers! Girls Love Science. We Tell Them Not To.|Tauriq Moosa|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST We both went into it with the mentality of being as funny as possible, so we really felt like teammates. Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel on ‘Sex Tape,’ Awkward Sexual Positions, and High-Fiving in Bed|Marlow Stern|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They had a very South American mentality where you had to have a very dependable job—a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer. Feeding Diddy’s Art Addiction: How Maria Brito Buys Art for Celebrites|Justin Jones|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST He is superior in mentality to the horse, the dog, and even the gray wolf. The Grizzly|Enos A. Mills Then his magnetism, like a band of pirates, swarmed aboard of the other's mentality. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America|C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson If he has his health and mentality any actor under seventy has one punch left. Nat Goodwin's Book|Nat C. Goodwin Disease weakened his physique, weakened his mentality, yet he fought life to its dull end. The thought that you allow to enter your mentality and become active there, later becomes externalized. Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking
British Dictionary definitions for mentality
noun plural -tiesthe state or quality of mental or intellectual ability a way of thinking; mental inclination or characterhis weird mentality Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mentalityoutlook, psychology, character, mind, understanding, attitude, sense, mindset, personality, makeup, brainpower, intellect, cast, wit, comprehension, disposition, routine, reasoning, rationality, headset Medical definitions for mentality
n.The sum of a person's intellectual capabilities or endowment. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |