mental
mental1 definition
men·tal (ment′'l)
adjective
- of or for the mind or intellect mental powers, mental aids
- done by, or carried on in, the mind (i.e., without using written symbols) mental arithmetic
- of, having, or related to mental illness or any psychiatric disorder a mental patient, mental health
- Informal mentally deranged; insane
- for the mentally ill a mental hospital
- having to do with mind reading, telepathy, etc.
Etymology: ME < MFr < LL mentalis < L mens (gen. mentis), mind
Related Forms:
- mentally men′·tally adverb
mental2 definition
men·tal (ment′'l)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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