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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Mentalitynoun

   quality or state of mind

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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  

How to pronounce mentality?

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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. Lorenzo Boyd:

   The most important thing to realize is the difference between is between the protestors and the rioters. The protestors are mostly peaceful, and the rioters who come next are Antifa going into areas with Black Lives Matter[BLM] signs, it is a mob mentality, really.

2. Denise Tanata:

   Historically its been a very old-West mentality: Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, we tend to be low in almost every category when it comes to kids and to families. ... We havent been able to keep up with the population growth and the changing needs.

3. Cesar Cerrudo:

   Cheating the system is part of the Argentine mentality.

4. Sofie Karasek:

   I think that evidence is really important to have in terms of specific policies that we would use to combat this type of victim blaming mentality.

5. 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.

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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. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentality