mentality

CEFRB1

/mɛnˈtæləti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person's way of thinking and attitude.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The characteristics of a mind described as a system of distinctive structures and processes based in biology, language, or culture, etc.; a mental system.

Examples

  • Having a competitive mentality can give rise to negative emotions.

  • It is the particular environment that has shaped the Japanese mentality.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /-ɪti/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.

More examples

In context

  • Before he can succeed, he will have to shed the mentality that he can get by without hard work.

  • 1978, Edward Proffitt, "Romanticism, Bicamerality, and the Evolution of the Brain", The Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 9, No.1, reprinted in Kuijsten, 2016, page 129. […] the new mentality [of Romantic poetry]...is a mentality of self-authorization.

  • […]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.

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The blank of the players was focused on winning the game, not just playing.

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Origin

noun

From mental + -ity. Doublet of mentalité.