adjective
- Involving the mind or an intellectual process.
- usage: "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects"
- Of or relating to the mind.
- usage: "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.
- synonyms: genial
- Affected by a disorder of the mind.
- usage: "a mental patient"; "mental illness"
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