Definition of mental
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
- mental acuity
c
: of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity
- made quick mental calculations
d
: occurring or experienced in the mind : inner
- mental anguish
- a mental breakdown
e
: relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study : ideological
- mental science
f
: relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter
- the distinction between physical things and mental ideas
- —J. W. Yolton
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
- mental telepathy
