mental
pronunciation
How to pronounce mental in British English:
UK [ˈmentl]
How to pronounce mental in American English:
US [ˈmentl]
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- Adjective:
- involving the mind or an intellectual process
- of or relating to the mind
- of or relating to the chin- or lip-like structure in insects and certain mollusks
- of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
- affected by a disorder of the mind
Word Origin
- mental
- mental: see mind
- mental (adj.)
- early 15c., "pertaining to the mind," from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentalis "of the mind," from Latin mens (genitive mentis) "mind," from PIE root *men- "to think" (cognates: Sanskrit matih "thought, mind," Gothic gamunds, Old English gemynd "memory, remembrance;" see mind (n.)). Meaning "crazy, deranged" is from 1927, probably from combinations such as mental hospital.
Synonym
wistful thoughtful ruminative shrewd reflective clever knowledgeable wise pensive intelligent cogitative speculative contemplative
crackers queer unhinged bats balmy pixilated loopy batty bonkers weird peculiar odd loco crazy screwy disturbed
Example
- 1. Mental fitness is like physical fitness .
- 2. It was a simple mental prop .
- 3. Other mental illnesses may accompany anxiety .
- 4. Avoid excessive mental stimulation before bedtime .
- 5. Coffee improves energy and mental performance .