Definitions for mental
ˈmɛn tlmen·tal

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mentaladjective

   involving the mind or an intellectual process

   "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects"

2. mentaladjective

   of or relating to the mind

   "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"

3. mentaladjective

   of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks

4. genial, mentaladjective

   of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw

5. mentaladjective

   affected by a disorder of the mind

   "a mental patient"; "mental illness"

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mentaladjective

   Of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.

   Etymology: From mental, from mentalis, from mens. Also from mentum, depending on usage.

2. mentaladjective

   Insane, mad, crazy.

   Etymology: From mental, from mentalis, from mens. Also from mentum, depending on usage.

3. mentaladjective

   Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.

   Etymology: From mental, from mentalis, from mens. Also from mentum, depending on usage.

4. mentaladjective

   Of or relating to the chin-like or lip-like structure.

   Etymology: From mental, from mentalis, from mens. Also from mentum, depending on usage.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Mentaladjective

   of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region

   Etymology: [L. mentum the chin.]

2. Mentalnoun

   a plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile

   Etymology: [L. mentum the chin.]

3. Mentaladjective

   of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise

   Etymology: [L. mentum the chin.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mental

   men′tal, adj. pertaining to the mind: done in the mind.—ns. Mental′ity, Mentā′tion.—adv. Men′tally.—adjs. Menticul′tural, improving the mind; Mentif′erous, conveying thought, telepathic.—Mental alienation, insanity; Mental arithmetic, arithmetic performed without the help of written figures. [Fr.,—L. mens, mentis, the mind.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mental' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1771

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mental' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2964

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mental' in Adjectives Frequency: #232

Anagrams for mental »

1. lament, Lament., malent, mantel, mantle

2. Lament

3. Lament.

4. Mantel

5. Mantle

How to pronounce mental?

1. Alex

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mental in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mental in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of mental in a Sentence

1. Milos Raonic:

   I feel like I've made a big mental step forward, in 2012, I believe I started the year winning Chennai. That was a great feeling, but I didn't feel like I was producing the same level.

2. Marshall Burke:

   As economic conditions worsen, that might also worsen mental health.

3. Didier Deschamps:

   Talent is not sufficient. You need the psychological and mental aspects. Any team is then able to climb mountains, sometimes I can be hard very hard with them but I do it for them and even though they are young they usually do listen.

4. Jennifer Wexton:

   We’ve lost officers to this level of stress and as we approach the second laying in honor of a Capitol police officer this year, I fear an exodus is approaching if we do n’t prioritize the mental and physical health of our Capitol police officers.

5. Ken Duckworth:

   We are in August and this is a biopsy of almost 6,000 people from June, there's a mental health crisis resulting from this pandemic.

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