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mentalité

/mɛntalɪˈteɪ/ UK

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Borrowed from French mentalité. Doublet of mentality.

noun mentalités

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

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"mentalité." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mentalit%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"mentalité." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mentalit%C3%A9.

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@misc{mentalite_2026,
  title = {mentalité},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mentalit%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}