mentality — in its meaning ‘mental character or disposition’, is now nearly always used with unfavourable connotations, although this was not always so: • I hate the triviality of journalism, you know, the sort of fluttering mentality that fills up the page… … Modern English usage
Mentality — Men*tal i*ty, n. Quality or state of mind. The same hard mentality. Emerson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mentality — UK US /menˈtæləti/ noun [C, usually singular] (plural mentalities) ► the particular way that a person or group thinks about things: »We need to end this credit card mentality and start living within our means … Financial and business terms
mentality — index caliber (mental capacity), comprehension, intellect, intelligence (intellect), sagacity, sense ( … Law dictionary
mentality — (n.) 1690s, from MENTAL (Cf. mental) (adj.) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
mentality — [n] state of mind; intelligence attitude, brainpower, brains, cast, character, comprehension, disposition, frame of mind*, headset*, intellect, intelligence quotient, IQ, makeup, mental age, mind, mindset*, outlook, personality, psychology,… … New thesaurus
mentality — ► NOUN (pl. mentalities) 1) a characteristic way of thinking. 2) the capacity for intelligent thought … English terms dictionary
mentality — [men tal′i tē] n. pl. mentalities 1. mental capacity, power, or activity; mind 2. mental attitude or outlook; state of mind … English World dictionary
mentality — [[t]mentæ̱lɪti[/t]] mentalities N COUNT: usu sing, with supp Your mentality is your attitudes and your way of thinking. ...a criminal mentality... Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee … English dictionary
mentality — UK [menˈtælətɪ] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms mentality : singular mentality plural mentalities a particular attitude or way of thinking, especially one that you do not approve of I can t understand the mentality of these… … English dictionary
mentality — /men tal i tee/, n., pl. mentalities. 1. mental capacity or endowment: a person of average mentality. 2. the set of one s mind; view; outlook: a liberal mentality. [1685 95; MENTAL1 + ITY] * * * … Universalium
