mental

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.təl/ IPA(key): [ˈmɛɾ̃əl], [ˈmɛnəl] Rhymes: -ɛntəl === Etymology 1 === Borrowing from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis, from mēns (“mind, disposition; heart, soul”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). ==== Adjective ==== mental (comparative more mental, superlative most mental) (relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality. Occurring or experienced in the mind. Synonyms: inner, psychological Relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study. Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity. Of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity. Synonym: ideological Relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter. Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder. (relational) Intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders. (colloquial, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, dated in the US, Canada, comparable) Mentally disordered; insane, mad, crazy. (colloquial, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, comparable) Enjoyable or fun, especially in a frenetic way. Of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== mental (plural mentals) (slang) State of mind; ellipsis of mental state. y'all need to fix your mentals (India, offensive) A mentally challenged person. === Etymology 2 === c. 1727, from Latin mentum (“the chin”) +‎ -al. ==== Adjective ==== mental (not comparable) (anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial. Synonyms: genial, genian (biology, relational) Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== mental (plural mentals) (zootomy) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile. === References === “mental”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “mental”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Further reading === “mental”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “mental”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === mantel, Lament., lament, mantle, Mantel, manlet, Mantle == Asturian == === Etymology === From Late Latin mentālis from Latin mēns; equivalent to mente +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /menˈtal/ [mẽn̪ˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: men‧tal === Adjective === mental (epicene, plural mentales) mental ==== Related terms ==== mente == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns; equivalent to ment +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [mənˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [menˈtal] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: men‧tal === Adjective === mental m or f (masculine and feminine plural mentals) mental ==== Derived terms ==== mentalitat mentalment ==== Related terms ==== ment === Further reading === “mental”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “mental”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “mental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “mental”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Cebuano == === Etymology === Clipping of English mental hospital. === Noun === mental mental hospital === Verb === mental to send or commit to a mental hospital == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin mentālis. === Adjective === mental (neuter mentalt, plural and definite singular attributive mentale) mental (pertaining to the mind) Synonym: åndelig Antonym: fysisk Coordinate terms: psykisk, sjælelig ==== Inflection ==== === References === “mental” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin mentālis (“of the mind, mental”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɑ̃.tal/ === Adjective === mental (feminine mentale, masculine plural mentaux, feminine plural mentales) (relational) mind; mental ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: mantal → Turkish: mantal === Noun === mental m (uncountable) mind Elle a un mental d'acier. ― She has a mind of steel. === Further reading === “mental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === lament, mêlant == Galician == === Etymology === From Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns; equivalent to mente +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /menˈtal/ [mẽn̪ˈt̪ɑɫ] IPA(key): /mɛnˈtal/ [mɛ̃n̪ˈt̪ɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: men‧tal === Adjective === mental m or f (plural mentais) mental ==== Derived terms ==== mentalmente ==== Related terms ==== mente === Further reading === “mental” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013. “mental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mental”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin mentālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [mɛnˈtaːl] Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === mental (strong nominative masculine singular mentaler, not comparable) mental ==== Declension ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === From Dutch mentaal, from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis (“of the mind, mental”), from Latin mēns (“the mind”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmɛntal/ [ˈmen̪.t̪al] Rhymes: -ɛntal Syllabification: men‧tal ==== Adjective ==== mental (comparative lebih mental, superlative paling mental) mental: of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process ==== Noun ==== mental (plural mental-mental) mind Synonyms: batin, watak ==== Related terms ==== === Etymology 2 === From Betawi mental. Doublet of pental. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [mənˈtal] Hyphenation: men‧tal ==== Verb ==== mental to bounce off Synonyms: terpelanting, terpental to backfire === Etymology 3 === From Sundanese mental. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [mənˈtal] Hyphenation: men‧tal ==== Adjective ==== mental (comparative lebih mental, superlative paling mental) useless === Further reading === “mental”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English mental, from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis, from mēns (“mind, disposition; heart, soul”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === (English-based) IPA(key): /ˈmentəl/ [ˈmɛn̪.t̪əl] Rhymes: -təl, -əl (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈmental/ [ˈmen̪.t̪al] Rhymes: -tal, -al Hyphenation: men‧tal === Adjective === mental (Jawi spelling مينتل, comparative lebih mental, superlative paling mental) Mental: Relating to the mind, thought or intellectual processes. (informal) Not sane; crazy, insane. Synonym: gila ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === "mental" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin mentalis, from mens. === Adjective === mental (neuter singular mentalt, definite singular and plural mentale) mental === References === “mental” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin mentalis, from mens. === Adjective === mental (neuter singular mentalt, definite singular and plural mentale) mental === References === “mental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Pronunciation === (Masovia): (Far Masovian) IPA(key): [ˈmɛn.tal] === Etymology 1 === From medal. ==== Noun ==== mental m inan (Far Masovian) alternative form of medal === Etymology 2 === From motyl. ==== Noun ==== mental m animal (Far Masovian) alternative form of motyl === Further reading === Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “mental”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 114 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns. By surface analysis, mente +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: men‧tal === Adjective === mental m or f (plural mentais, not comparable) mental ==== Derived terms ==== mentalmente ==== Related terms ==== mente === Further reading === “mental”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mental”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Adjective === mental m or n (feminine singular mentală, masculine plural mentali, feminine/neuter plural mentale) alternative form of mintal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns; equivalent to mente +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /menˈtal/ [mẽn̪ˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: men‧tal === Adjective === mental m or f (masculine and feminine plural mentales) mental ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “mental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin mentalis, from Latin mens. === Adjective === mental mental, pertaining to the mind ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== mentalpatient mentalsjuk mentalsjukhus === Anagrams === mantel == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmental/ [ˈmɛn̪.t̪ɐl] Rhymes: -ental Syllabification: men‧tal === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English mental. ==== Adjective ==== mental (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔) mental === Etymology 2 === Ellipsis of English mental hospital. ==== Noun ==== mental (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔) mental hospital Synonym: manikomyo ===== Related terms ===== ===== See also ===== === Further reading === “mental”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018