mental
men·tal 1
(mĕn′tl)adj.
1. Of or relating to the mind: mental powers; mental health.
2. Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind: mental calculation; a mental image.
3.
a. Slang Emotionally upset; crazed: got mental when he saw the dent in his new car.
b. Offensive Slang Having a mental illness or intellectual disability.
c. Often Offensive Relating to or being a place for housing or treating people with mental illness or intellectual disability: a mental ward.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, ment-, mind; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
men′tal·ly adv.
men·tal 2
(mĕn′tl)adj.
Of or relating to the chin.
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mental
(ˈmɛntəl)adj
1. of or involving the mind or an intellectual process
2. occurring only in the mind: mental calculations.
3. (Psychiatry) affected by mental illness: a mental patient. Preferred form: psychiatric
4. (Medicine) concerned with care for persons with mental illness: a mental hospital. Preferred form: psychiatric
5. (Psychiatry) slang insane
[C15: from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns mind]
ˈmentally adv
mental
(ˈmɛntəl)adj
(Anatomy) anatomy of or relating to the chin. Also: genial
[C18: from Latin mentum chin]
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men•tal1
(ˈmɛn tl)adj.
1. of or pertaining to the mind.
2. of, pertaining to, or affected by a disorder of the mind: a mental patient.
3. for persons with a psychiatric disorder: a mental hospital.
4. performed by or existing in the mind: mental arithmetic.
5. pertaining to intellectuals or intellectual activity.
6. Informal. insane; crazy.
[1375–1425; < Late Latin mentālis= Latin ment- mind + -ālis -al1]
men•tal•ly, adv.
men•tal2
(ˈmɛn tl)adj.
of or pertaining to the chin.
[1720–30; < Latin ment(um) the chin + -al1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. |  mental - 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"physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" |
| 2. | mental - of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene" | |
| 3. | mental - of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms | |
| 4. |  mental - of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw | |
| 5. |  mental - affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness"unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" |
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mental
adjective
3. (Informal) insane, mad, disturbed, unstable, mentally ill, lunatic, psychotic, unbalanced, deranged, round the bend (Brit. slang), as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), not right in the head, a sausage short of a fry-up (slang) I just said to him 'you must be mental!'
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mental
adjectiveRelating to or performed by the mind:
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Translations
ذِهْني، فِكْريعَقْليعَقْلي، للأمْراض العَقْلِيَّهعَقلي، مُصاب بِمَرَضٍ عَقْليعَقْلِيّ
duševníkonaný v duchupsychiatrickývnitřníduševně nemocný
mentalsindslidendetankemæssig
henkinenmentaalinenpsyykkinen
duševni
elme-szellemi
andlegurgeî-hugar-
精神の
정신적인
mentalitetasmintinismintyse daromas/sukuriamasprotiškaiproto
galvas-gara-garīgsprāta-psihiatriskā slimnīca
mentálnyurobený v duchu
duševnimiseln
mentalsjälslig
ทางจิตใจ
akılakıl hastalarına aitakıl hastalığı çekenakıldanzihinsel
thuộc về tinh thần
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mental
[ˈmɛntl] adj
b. (fam) (mad) → pazzo/a
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mental
(ˈmentl) adjective1. of the mind. mental illnesses/disorders.
2. done or made by the mind. mental arithmetic; a mental picture.
3. for those who are ill in mind. a mental hospital.
4. suffering from an illness of the mind. a mental patient.
menˈtality (-ˈtӕ-) noun(a level of) mental power. low mentality.
ˈmentally adverbin the mind. She's mentally incapable of understanding; He is mentally ill.
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mental
→ عَقْلِيّ duševní mental geistig διανοητικός mental henkinen mental duševni mentale 精神の 정신적인 geestelijk mental umysłowy mental умственный mental ทางจิตใจ akıl thuộc về tinh thần 精神的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
men·tal
a. mental, rel. a la mente;
___ age → edad ___;
___ disorder → trastorno ___;
___ deficiency → retraso ___;
___ handicap → minusvalía ___;
___ health → salud ___;
___ hygiene → higiene ___;
___ illness → enfermedad ___;
___ retardation → retraso ___;
___ test → examen de capacidad ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
mental
adj mental; (pertaining to chin) mentoniano
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