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Dictionary: men·tal·i·ty   (mĕn-tăl'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
  1. Cast or turn of mind: a vindictive mentality.
  2. The sum of a person's intellectual capabilities or endowment.

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noun

  1. The thought processes characteristic of an individual or group: ethos, mind, mindset, psyche, psychology. Idioms: what makes someone tick. See thoughts.
  2. The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge: brain (often used in plural), brainpower, intellect, intelligence, mind, sense, understanding, wit. Slang smart (used in plural). See ability/inability, thoughts.

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n

Definition: state of mind; intelligence
Antonyms: physicality


Philosophy Dictionary: mentality
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The possession of a mind, or the kind of mind possessed.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mentalitet, tankegang, indstilling

Nederlands (Dutch)
mentaliteit, intelligentie, mentaal iets

Français (French)
n. - mentalité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mentalität

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νοημοσύνη, (δια)νοητική ικανότητα, νοοτροπία

Italiano (Italian)
mentalità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mentalidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
интеллект, склад ума, психика, умонастроение

Español (Spanish)
n. - mentalidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mentalitet, intelligens

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
精神力, 头脑作用, 智力

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 精神力, 頭腦作用, 智力

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 심성

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 知力, 知性, 精神力, 考え方, 精神状態

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عقليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מהלך מחשבות, הגות, הלך-נפש, דרך חשיבה, סוג תבונה או רמתה, מנטליות‬


 
 
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bunker mentality
Köhler, Wolfgang (Estonian-born German psychologist)
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