mental

Main Entry:: ¹men·tal
Pronunciation:: \ˈmen-t^əl\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, from Late Latin mentalis, from Latin ment-, mens mind — more at mind
Date:: 15th century

1 a: of or relating to the mind ; specifically : of or relating to the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality <mental health> b: of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity c: of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity d: occurring or experienced in the mind : inner <mental anguish> e: relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study : ideological f: relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter2 a (1): of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder <a mental patient> (2): mentally disordered : mad , crazy b: intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders <mental hospitals>3: of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers

— men·tal·ly

\-t^əl-ē\ adverb

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