mental

Plural: mentals

Adjective

Relating to the mind, intellect, or mental processes.
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"
of or relating to the mind
- "mental powers"
- "mental development"
- "mental hygiene"
of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks
of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw

Adjective Satellite

affected by a disorder of the mind
- "a mental patient"
- "mental illness"

Adj

Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity.
Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
Of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity.
Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
Occurring or experienced in the mind.
Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
Relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study.
Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
Relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter.
Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.
Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.
Intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders.
Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.
Mentally disordered; insane, mad, crazy.
Enjoyable or fun, especially in a frenetic way.
Of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers.
Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure.

Noun

State of mind; ellipsis of mental state.
A mentally challenged person.
A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.

Examples

a mental patient
A strong MENTAL game is essential for outwitting opponents in Scrabble.
He is the most mental freshman I've seen yet.
He went mental on us.
mental acuity
mental hospitals
mental science
mental telepathy
That was a mental party last night.
the distinction between physical things and mental ideas
the mental nerve, the mental region

Origin / Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis, from mēns (“mind, disposition; heart, soul”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Synonyms

genial, genian, ideological, inner

Antonyms

physical

Scrabble Score: 8

mental: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mental: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mental: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

mental: valid Words With Friends Word