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

No adult treats any other adult that way unless they’ve lost their mental faculties or never had them.

From Salon

She now wants to do Pilates after work, and the long hours she spends working and learning legalese have kept her mental faculties in check.

From Los Angeles Times

His endless claims to know more than anyone else on every imaginable topic stand as peerless examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect, and his mental faculties have clearly continued to erode.

From Salon

I wrote about this some months ago and noted that he's terrified of losing his mental faculties because his own father had Alzheimer's disease.

From Salon