mental

UK /ˈmɛn.təl/ US /ˈmɛn.təl/
adj 7noun 3

Definitions

adj

1

Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…], the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!

2

Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

mental science

3

Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

mental acuity

4

Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.

5

Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

the distinction between physical things and mental ideas

noun

1

State of mind; ellipsis of mental state.

y'all need to fix your mentals

2

A mentally challenged person.

adj

1

Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.

the mental nerve, the mental region

2

Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure.

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