mentality
noun
[ mɛnˈtalɪti ]
• the characteristic way of thinking of a person or group.
• "I had inherited not only my father's blood but his bourgeois mentality as well"
Similar:
way of thinking,
cast of mind,
frame of mind,
turn of mind,
way someone's mind works,
mind,
mind set,
psychology,
mental attitude,
outlook,
personality,
persona,
psyche,
disposition,
make-up,
temperament,
temper,
• the capacity for intelligent thought.
• "machines can possess mentality"
Similar:
intellect,
intellectual capabilities,
intelligence,
intelligence quotient,
IQ,
brainpower,
brain,
brains,
mind,
comprehension,
understanding,
wit,
wits,
reasoning,
rationality,
powers of reasoning,
wisdom,
sense,
perception,
imagination,
grey matter,
loaf,
ratiocination,
Origin:
late 17th century (in the sense ‘mental process’): from the adjective mental + -ity. Current senses date from the mid 19th century.
