mental
/ˈmɛn.təl/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
adj
Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
adj
Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
adj
Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
adj
Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
adj
Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.
adj
Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.
adj
Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Colloquial; Dated
Example Sentences
- "I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…], the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"
- "mental science"
- "mental acuity"
- "Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found."
- "the distinction between physical things and mental ideas"
- "a mental patient"