Definitions for mentality
mɛnˈtæl ɪ timen·tal·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. mentality, outlook, mindset, mind-setnoun

   a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

2. brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, witnoun

   mental ability

   "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"

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1. mentalitynoun

   A mindset; a way of thinking.

   Before he can succeed, he will have to shed the mentality that he can get by without hard work.

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1. mentality

   A mindset is an "established set of attitudes, esp. regarded as typical of a particular group's social or cultural values; the outlook, philosophy, or values of a person; (now also more generally) frame of mind, attitude, [and] disposition." It may also arise from a person's worldview or philosophy of life.A firmly-established mindset could create an incentive to adopt (or accept) previous behaviors, choices, or tools, sometimes known as cognitive inertia or "groupthink." Within these concepts, it may be difficult to counteract its effects on analysis and decision-making.In cognitive psychology, a mindset is the cognitive process activated in response to a given task (French, 2016). According to French and Chang (2016), scholarly concepts of mindset shift "to the varied definitions and conceptualizations" which "demarcates this literature via a novel categorization using the construct of mindset."

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1. mentality

   Mentality refers to a person's particular way of thinking, their attitudes, and their beliefs which influence their behavior and world-view. It is a set of mental attitudes or habits that shape an individual's or group's outlook or thought process. It can relate to a specific aspect or broader outlook of life.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Mentalitynoun

   quality or state of mind

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1. mentality

   The capacity for intelligent thought.

   The mentality of the runners was positive and motivated.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2017  

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   mentality

   To use the ability and quality of intelligent thought.

   The mentality was easy to understand as everyone was united, working together to support and look out for each other.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020  

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How to say mentality in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mentality in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mentality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of mentality in a Sentence

1. President Donald Trump:

   In just three short years, we have shattered the mentality of American Decline and we have rejected the downsizing of America's destiny. We have totally rejected the downsizing, we are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never, ever going back.

2. Rich Siegert:

   I'm not going to criticize Trump for saying that because I think it's just a manner of speech, we've got people up here that have a good mentality and they're thinking positively and they're thinking the way( Trump is) thinking. That's what it is.

3. Ralph Mathekga:

   There's a herd mentality that if Ramaphosa gets a strong majority for the ANC, it will somehow strengthen him. That's not the case.

4. Jaylyn Sherrod:

   You can take all the points off the board, the rebounds, the steals — this game was won off our will, we just didn’t want to lose. We knew what it felt like to lose in a close game to Stanford. We were just not losing today. That was our mentality. That’s what won us the game — our mentality, our will and a girl named Mya Hollingshed.

5. Ellis Meng:

   I think we have succeeded in changing the culture a little bit. There is a change in the mentality that people have at the university surrounding the hiring of women faculty, the women we hired are absolutely excellent leaders in their field. The myth that you are somehow ‘lowering the bar’ has been completely debunked. We’re not just putting in a token female. We are bringing on the best in their fields.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mentality
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mentality
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentality
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentality
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=mentality