Meaning

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

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

    Mentalität

    менталите́тmentalitét, склад ума́sklad umá, мента́льностьmentálʹnostʹ

    менталіте́тmentalitét

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

More definitions
  • a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
  • mental ability

Examples

25 sentences
  1. Tom's parents instilled in him a glass-half-full mentality.

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  2. You need to change your mentality.

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  3. Greedy people experience a ‘never enough’ mentality.

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  4. Education is the key against mob mentality.

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  5. Your life is the echo of your mentality.

    deDein Leben ist das Echo deiner Denkweise.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
mindset — see also mindset:
Русский
By meaning 1
mindset — see also mindset:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mindset — see also mindset:

Origin

From mental + -ity. Doublet of mentalité.

From mental + -ity. Doublet of mentalité.

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Forms

plural: mentalities
Singularmentality
Pluralmentalities

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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