Meaning of MENTAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'mentl
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- [adj] affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness"
- [adj] involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects"
- [adj] of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
- [adj] (biology) of or relating to the chin- or lip-like structure in insects and certain mollusks
- [adj] of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"
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| | Synonyms: | | genial, intellectual, moral, noetic, psychic, psychical, psychogenic, psychological, rational, unhealthy |
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\Men"tal\, a. [L. mentum the chin.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve;
the mental region.
\Men"tal\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or
reptile.
\Men"tal\, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the
mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.]
Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental
faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise.
What a mental power This eye shoots forth! --Shak.
{Mental alienation}, insanity.
{Mental arithmetic}, the art or practice of solving
arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by
written figures.
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