mental faculties

American  

[men-tuhl fak-uhl-teez] / ˈmɛn təl ˈfæk əl tiz /

plural noun

singular

mental faculty

1. abilities of the mind, such as understanding, reasoning, and remembering.

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Example Sentences

It’s also remarkable, given that I sustained a hard blow to the back of my head, that I’ve been able to speak and maintain my mental faculties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Horst said Emerson did not fully possess his mental faculties when he was on the Horizon Air flight and did not consciously choose to put people at risk.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

There’s a poignancy, however, to this enviable slow dance: an Alzheimer’s diagnosis that is stripping away Augusto’s mental faculties, transferring the weight of their combined memory and the daily work of meaningful engagement onto Paulina.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Video and image analysis technology had "no scientific basis", co-author Eleanor Drage told the BBC News, dismissing it as "modern phrenology", the false theory skull shape could reveal character and mental faculties.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022

Though his mental faculties remained intact, that morning, as I let out my first cry at Women’s Hospital, my papou lost the ability to speak.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides