Mentality Meaning
/mɛnˈtæləti/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.
nounThe characteristics of a mind described as a system of distinctive structures and processes based in biology, language, or culture, etc.; a mental system.
Sentence Examples
It is the particular environment that has shaped the Japanese mentality.
Having a competitive mentality can give rise to negative emotions.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the players was focused on winning the game, not just playing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Developing a growth ____ can help you to see challenges as opportunities for learning and improvement.
Word Origin & History
From mental + -ity. Doublet of mentalité.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…]with a mentality anchored in a profoundly influential and persistent hostility to central features of the Enlightment faith in the theoretical and practical autonomy of the human subject."
— 1999, Nicholas Walker, “The Reorientation of Critical Theory: Habermas”, in Simon Glemdinning, editor, The Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Continental Philosophy, Routledge, →ISBN, page 489:
"Our mentality — whether bicameral or conscious — is thus more a function of social context, language, and forms of communication than a hard-wired neurologically-based system."
— 2016, Scott Greer, A Knowing Noos and a Slippery Psyche:Jaynes's Recipe for an Unnatural Theory of Consciousness, Kuijsten, page 239:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the players was focused on winning the game, not just playing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Developing a growth ____ can help you to see challenges as opportunities for learning and improvement.