mental

Adjective
Synonyms: genial

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (5)

  1. involving the mind or an intellectual process“mental images of happy times”“mental calculations”“in a terrible mental state”“mental suffering”“free from mental defects”
  2. of or relating to the mind“mental powers”“mental development”“mental hygiene”
  3. of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks
  4. of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jawSynonyms: genial
  5. affected by a disorder of the mind“a mental patient”“mental illness”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Mental \Men"tal\, a. [L. mentum the chin.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve; the mental region. [1913 Webster]
Mental \Men"tal\, n. (Zool.) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile. [1913 Webster]
Mental \Men"tal\, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the mind; akin to E. mind. See Mind.] Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise. [1913 Webster]

What a mental power This eye shoots forth! --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Mental alienation, insanity.

Mental arithmetic, the art or practice of solving arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by written figures. [1913 Webster]

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