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

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

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

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

It's long dried now, but the smeary lines running side to side suggest someone -who perhaps was not fully in control of his mental faculties -tried to wipe it away.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins