mental

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[ men-tl ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to the mind: mental powers;mental suffering.

  2. of, relating to, or affected by a disorder of the mind: a mental patient;mental illness.

  1. providing care for persons with disordered minds, emotions, etc.: a mental hospital.

  2. performed by or existing in the mind: mental arithmetic;a mental note.

  3. pertaining to intellectuals or intellectual activity.

  4. Informal. slightly daft; out of one's mind; crazy: He's mental.

noun
  1. Informal. a person with a psychological disorder: a fascist group made up largely of mentals.

Origin of mental

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First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin mentālis, equivalent to Latin ment- (stem of mēns ) mind + -ālis-al1

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mental2
[ men-tl ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the chin.

Origin of mental

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First recorded in 1720–30; from Latin ment(um) “the chin” (see mentum) + -al1

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British Dictionary definitions for mental (1 of 2)

mental1

/ (ˈmɛntəl) /


adjective
  1. of or involving the mind or an intellectual process

  2. occurring only in the mind: mental calculations

  1. affected by mental illness: a mental patient Preferred form: psychiatric

  2. concerned with care for persons with mental illness: a mental hospital Preferred form: psychiatric

  3. slang insane

Origin of mental

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C15: from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns mind

Derived forms of mental

  • mentally, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for mental (2 of 2)

mental2

/ (ˈmɛntəl) /


adjective
  1. anatomy of or relating to the chin: Also: genial

Origin of mental

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C18: from Latin mentum chin

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