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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024men•tal1 /ˈmɛntəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- of or relating to the mind:mental capacity; mental arithmetic.
- Psychiatryof or relating to a disorder of the mind:a mental patient.
- Psychiatryfor persons with such a disorder:a mental institution.
- Informal Termsinsane;
crazy:a real mental case.
men•tal•ly, adv. : tried to compute the odds mentally.See -men-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024men•tal1 (men′tl),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to the mind:mental powers; mental suffering.
- Psychiatryof, pertaining to, or affected by a disorder of the mind:a mental patient; mental illness.
- Psychiatryproviding care for persons with disordered minds, emotions, etc.:a mental hospital.
- performed by or existing in the mind:mental arithmetic; a mental note.
- pertaining to intellectuals or intellectual activity.
- Informal Termsslightly daft;
out of one's mind;
crazy:He's mental.
n. - Informal Termsa person with a psychological disorder:a fascist group made up largely of mentals.
- Late Latin mentālis, equivalent. to Latin ment- (stem of mēns) mind + -ālis -al1
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- of or pertaining to the chin.
- Latin ment(um) the chin (see mentum) + -al1
- 1720–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mental /ˈmɛntəl/ adj - of or involving the mind or an intellectual process
- occurring only in the mind: mental calculations
- affected by mental illness: a mental patient
- concerned with care for persons with mental illness: a mental hospital
- slang insane
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns mindˈmentally adv |