mentality

[men-tal-i-tee]

noun

plural

mentalities 

1. mental capacity or endowment.

   a person of average mentality.

2. the set of one's mind; view; outlook.

   a liberal mentality.

mentality

/ mɛnˈtælɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of mental or intellectual ability

2. a way of thinking; mental inclination or character

   his weird mentality

Other Word Forms

• supermentality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mentality¹

First recorded in 1685–95; mental ¹ + -ity

Example Sentences

But a seven-month break from tennis two years ago has shifted her mentality.

From BBC

Wilson added: "It's an amazing mentality and some players when they get there, they stay on that limit. She is always trying to overcome limits. It's hard to be consistent and she is consistent."

From BBC

“He got a lot of blowback from people who had the love-it-or-leave-it mentality. We’re seeing it again now, this notion that if you’re challenging the way things are, you must not love America.”

From Salon

"That belief, to overcome challenges, is paramount in sport and in life - that you have this mentality in overcoming challenges."

From BBC

"The movie is really about the psychology of an athlete, which I find fascinating in every sport - that kind of 'leave it all on the field' mentality," he added.

From BBC

Related Words

• attitude 
• character 
• mind 
• mindset 
• outlook 
• personality 
• psychology 
• sense 
• understanding