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adj/ˈmɛn.təl/[ˈmɛɾ̃əl]
  1. 1

    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.relational

    • 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 w
  2. 2

    Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.; Relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study.relational

    • mental science
  3. 3

    Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.; Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity.relational

    • mental acuity
  4. 4

    Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.; Of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity.relational

    • 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 menta
  5. 5

    Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.; Relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter.relational

    • the distinction between physical things and mental ideas
  6. 6

    Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.

    • a mental patient
  7. 7

    Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.; Intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders.relational

    • mental hospitals
  8. 8

    Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.; Mentally disordered; insane, mad, crazy.AustraliaCanadaIreland

    • He is the most mental freshman I've seen yet.
    • He went mental on us.
  9. 9

    Enjoyable or fun, especially in a frenetic way.AustraliaIrelandNew-Zealand

    • That was a mental party last night.
  10. 10

    Of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers.

    • mental telepathy
noun/ˈmɛn.təl/[ˈmɛɾ̃əl]
  1. 1

    State of mind; ellipsis of mental state.slang

    • y'all need to fix your mentals
  2. 2

    A crazy person; a crackpot.UKslang

    • 2021, Mark Billingham, Rabbit Hole I could see straight away that he didn't really want to be there. That he thought interviewing a bunch of mentals was a colossal waste of time.
  3. 3

    A mentally challenged person.Indiaoffensive

adj/ˈmɛn.təl/[ˈmɛɾ̃əl]
  1. 1

    Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.not-comparablerelational

    • the mental nerve, the mental region
  2. 2

    Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure.not-comparablerelational

noun/ˈmɛn.təl/[ˈmɛɾ̃əl]
  1. 1

    A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.

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