mental

noun

(slang) State of mind; ellipsis of mental state.

(India, offensive) A mentally challenged person.

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

adjective

(relational) 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.

Relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study.

Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity.

Of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity.

Relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter.

Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.

(relational) Intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders.

(colloquial, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, comparable) Enjoyable or fun, especially in a frenetic way.

Of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers.

(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.

(biology, relational) Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure.

(colloquial, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, dated in the US, Canada, comparable) Mentally disordered; insane, mad, crazy.

Roots

mensment- · Latin · mind

Synonyms for mental

psychicaladj psychologicaladj cognitiveadj noeticadj emotionaladj psychoticadj psychon spiritualadj psychicadj cerebraladj

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