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men·tal·i·ty

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–noun, plural -ties.

1.	mental capacity or endowment: a person of average mentality.

2.	the set of one's mind; view; outlook: a liberal mentality.

[Origin: 1685–95; mental¹ + -ity

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n. pl. men·tal·i·ties

Cast or turn of mind: a vindictive mentality.
The sum of a person's intellectual capabilities or endowment.

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mentality
noun
1.	a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
2.	mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: brain]

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menˈtality [-ˈtӕ-] noun

(a level of) mental power
Example: low mentality

Arabic:	عَقْلِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	智力
Chinese (Traditional):	智力
Czech:	inteligence
Danish:	mentalitet; tænkemåde
Dutch:	geestesgesteldheid
Estonian:	vaimulaad
Finnish:	mielenlaatu
French:	mentalité, intelligence
German:	die Denkart
Greek:	νοημοσύνη
Hungarian:	szellemi képesség
Icelandic:	vitsmunir, gáfur, greind
Indonesian:	mentalitas
Italian:	capacità mentali*

Japanese:	知力
Korean:	지력, 정신 상태
Latvian:	mentalitāte; intelekts
Lithuanian:	mentalitetas, intelektas
Norwegian:	intelligens, åndelig evne
Polish:	umysłowość, mentalność
Portuguese (Brazil):	mentalidade
Portuguese (Portugal):	mentalidade
Romanian:	capacitate mentală
Russian:	умственные способности; интеллект
Slovak:	inteligencia
Slovenian:	umska sposobnost
Spanish:	mentalidad, intelecto
Swedish:	intelligens, förstånd, mentalitet
Turkish:	anlayış, düşünüş