mentality

noun

A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.

The characteristics of a mind described as a system of distinctive structures and processes based in biology, language, or culture, etc.; a mental system.

Roots

mensment- · Latin · mind

Synonyms for mentality

attituden outlookn psychen brainn

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