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mentality

Pronunciation: /mɛnˈtæləti/

The English word “mentality” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

From mental + -ity. Doublet of mentalité.

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