mentality
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mentality
- /mɛnˈtæləti/
- /mənˈtæləti/
- /-ɪti/
Rhymes with -ælɪti
Where it comes from
From mental + -ity. Doublet of mentalité.
noun mentalities
- A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs. Before he can succeed, he will have to shed the mentality that he can get by without hard work.
- The characteristics of a mind described as a system of distinctive structures and processes based in biology, language, or culture, etc.; a mental system. 1978, Edward Proffitt, "Romanticism, Bicamerality, and the Evolution of the Brain", The Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 9, No.1, reprinted in Kuijsten, 2016, page 129. […] the new mentality [of Romantic poetry]...is a mentality of self-authorization.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: brainpower, wit, outlook, brain, learning ability, mental capacity, mindset, mental, concept, thought, perception, mind-set, paradigm, consciousness, awareness, logic
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Every language
noun mindset — see also mindset
| Español | mentalidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 심리 simni |
| 日本語 | 心理 shinri, メンタリティー mentaritī, 考え方 kangaekata |
| 中文 | 心態 /心态 xīntài, 心理 xīnlǐ, 心目 xīnmù |
| हिन्दी | मानसिकता mānsiktā |
| Português | mentalidade |
| Français | mentalité |
| Deutsch | Mentalität |
| Italiano | mentalità |
| Ελληνικά | νοοτροπία nootropía |
| Русский | менталите́т mentalitét, склад ума́ sklad umá, мента́льность mentálʹnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tư duy, tư tưởng, tâm lí, lối suy nghĩ |
| العربية | عَقْلِيَّة ʕaqliyya |
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title = {mentality},
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