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Added 8 October 2026

mental

/ˈmɛn.təl/ adjective

Latin root: mentālis Wiktionary

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Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality. Occurring or experienced in the mind.
mental science
Occurring or experienced in the mind.
Relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study.
mental science

noun

State of mind; ellipsis of mental state.
y'all need to fix your mentals
A crazy person; a crackpot.
A mentally challenged person.

adjective

Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
the mental nerve, the mental region
Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure.

noun

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

Origin

Borrowing from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis, from mēns (“mind, disposition; heart, soul”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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