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| 1. | [ adjective ] involving the mind or an intellectual process | |
| Examples: | "mental images of happy times" "mental calculations" "in a terrible mental state" "mental suffering" "free from mental defects" |
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| Related terms: | physical psychological psychic intellectual intellectual psychogenic moral | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to the mind | |
| Examples: | "mental powers" "mental development" "mental hygiene" |
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| Related terms: | mind | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (biology) of or relating to the chin- or lip-like structure in insects and certain mollusks | |
| Related terms: | biology mentum | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw | |
| Synonyms: | genial | |
| Related terms: | chin mentum | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] affected by a disorder of the mind | |
| Examples: | "a mental patient" "mental illness" |
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| Related terms: | unhealthy | |
| Similar spelling: |
mentally mentality mentalism menthol |
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