Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mentalité

/mɛntalɪˈteɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: men-tal-ite
IPA: /mɛntalɪˈteɪ/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person's feelings about the wider society and world they live in, and their place within it; a worldview, outlook.

Example Sentences

"Yet changing a traditional economic mentalité was an uphill task and, significantly, Law never fully disenchanted even his most intimate supporters (and maybe even himself) with customary forms of wealth [...]."
"David Thomson's objectives in this big, ambitious book are nothing short of Promethean, for he aims to deliver both a comprehensive history of the movies and a Marshall McLuhan-style examination of the mentalités produced by watching films and television."

Etymology

Borrowed from French mentalité. Doublet of mentality.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: mentalité

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɛntalɪˈteɪ/

Inflected Forms

mentalités (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce mentalité?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɛntalɪˈteɪ/.
What does mentalité mean?: A person's feelings about the wider society and world they live in, and their place within it; a worldview, outlook.
Where does mentalité come from?: It is traced to French.

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