mental
/ˈmɛn.təl/ adjective B1- Occurring or experienced in the mind.
- Relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study. · mental science
- Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity. · mental acuity
- Of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity.
- Relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter. · the distinction between physical things and mental ideas
- Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder. · a mental patient
- Intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders. · mental hospitals
- Of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers. · mental telepathy
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Spencer returned, flushed and beaming, quite capable of taking any and every difficulty, physical, mental or spiritual, into consideration and settling it out of hand.
“No signs of any mental excitement?
But this freckled witch was very different, and although he found it rather difficult for his slower intelligence to keep up with her brisk mental processes he thought that he “kind of liked her chatter.” So he said as shyly as usual:
Rachel prided herself on always speaking her mind; she proceeded to speak it now, having adjusted her mental attitude to this amazing piece of news.
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