Mental - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Mental :  adj
1: 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" [ant: physical]
2: of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"
3: of or relating to the chin- or lip-like structure in insects and certain mollusks
4: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw [syn: genial]
5: affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Mental : \Men"tal\, a. [L. mentum the chin.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Mental : \Men"tal\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Mental : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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