mentalityn.

Brit.

/mɛnˈtalᵻti/, U.S.

/mɛnˈtælədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mental adj.¹, -ity suffix.

Etymology: < mental adj.¹ + -ity suffix. With sense 3 compare French mentalité mentalité n., earlier in this sense.

1. That which is of the nature of mind; mental action or process. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > [noun]

mentality1691

1691 R. Baxter Reply to Mr. Beverley's Answer 15 But tell us whether it be only a Spiritual Mentality, superangelical, or the Soul and Body of a Man at his Incarnation.

1840 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 48 275 They [sc. Correggio's paintings] stand betwixt passion—the tangence of mentality and materiality, and the distinctly intellectual and moral.

1890 A. R. Wallace in Nature 24 July 291 An insect's very limited mentality.

1899 E. Griffith-Jones Ascent through Christ iii. iii. 385 There is a vast store of mentality even in the higher animals which has not yet been brought to perfection.

1929 G. K. Chesterton Thing 18 A little manipulation of some of Mr. Mencken's own individual theories about mentality as superior to moralism might present the swindler as a superman.

2. Mental ability; capacity for intelligent thought; intellectuality. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intellect > [noun] > intellectual quality

thinkingness1672

mentality1856

cerebrality1901

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [noun] > capacities, talents

part1561

lights1598

mentality1856

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiv. 132 Hudibras has the same hard mentality.

1900 G. Santayana Poetry & Relig. 258 Pope..is too intellectual and has an excess of mentality.

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xxv. 485 Having small and dwindling belief in the mentality of women, and no belief whatever in mentality as a force in the relations of the sexes, he was satisfied to have about her any man, however clever, provided he was absolutely devoid of physical charm.

1936 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 142/2 Don't you know, little fool, you never can win, Use your mentality, Wake up to reality.

1946 Amer. Speech 21 238 Officer material, an enlisted man short in mentality.

3. Mental character or disposition; the characteristic attitude of mind or way of thinking of a person, social group, etc. Frequently with modifying word.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [noun]

heartOE

erda1000

moodOE

i-mindOE

i-cundeOE

costc1175

lundc1175

evena1200

kinda1225

custc1275

couragec1300

the manner ofc1300

qualityc1300

talentc1330

attemperancec1374

complexionc1386

dispositiona1387

propertyc1390

naturea1393

assay1393

inclinationa1398

gentlenessa1400

proprietya1400

habitudec1400

makingc1400

conditionc1405

habitc1405

conceitc1425

affecta1460

ingeny1477

engine1488

stomach?1510

mind?a1513

ingine1533

affection1534

vein1536

humour?1563

natural1564

facultyc1565

concept1566

frame1567

temperature1583

geniusa1586

bent1587

constitution1589

composition1597

character1600

tune1600

qualification1602

infusion1604

spirits1604

dispose1609

selfness1611

disposure1613

composurea1616

racea1616

tempera1616

crasisc1616

directiona1639

grain1641

turn1647

complexure1648

genie1653

make1674

personality1710

tonea1751

bearing1795

liver1800

make-up1821

temperament1821

naturalness1850

selfhood1854

Wesen1854

naturel1856

sit1857

fibre1864

character structure1873

mentality1895

mindset1909

psyche1910

where it's (he's, she's) at1967

1895 Argosy Sept. 580/2 The profundities of the differential and integral calculus, so full of dread to most minds, are pleasure to a mentality of his grasp and concentration.

1911 M. Beerbohm Zuleika Dobson viii. 132 Your words show up your good heart... Your mentality, too, is bully, as we all predicate.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 128 I speak the tongue of a race the acme of whose mentality is the maxim: time is money.

1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 348/1 ‘The mentality of the politician is a constant source of amazement to the engineer.’ Twenty years ago, no-one would have written that.

1958 R. F. C. Hull tr. C. G. Jung Coll. Wks. XI. vii. 480 Something of the kind happens as soon as we are confronted with the Eastern mentality.

1974 U. K. Le Guin Dispossessed vi. 133 These Port managers, with their special knowledge and important position, tended to acquire the bureaucratic mentality.

1991 Atlantic Feb. 69/2 To some extent the expanding American house reflects a crude, bigger-is-better mentality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mentality
释义	mentalityn. Brit. /mɛnˈtalᵻti/, U.S. /mɛnˈtælədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mental adj.¹, -ity suffix. Etymology: < mental adj.¹ + -ity suffix. With sense 3 compare French mentalité mentalité n., earlier in this sense. 1. That which is of the nature of mind; mental action or process. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > [noun] mentality1691 1691 R. Baxter Reply to Mr. Beverley's Answer 15 But tell us whether it be only a Spiritual Mentality, superangelical, or the Soul and Body of a Man at his Incarnation. 1840 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 48 275 They [sc. Correggio's paintings] stand betwixt passion—the tangence of mentality and materiality, and the distinctly intellectual and moral. 1890 A. R. Wallace in Nature 24 July 291 An insect's very limited mentality. 1899 E. Griffith-Jones Ascent through Christ iii. iii. 385 There is a vast store of mentality even in the higher animals which has not yet been brought to perfection. 1929 G. K. Chesterton Thing 18 A little manipulation of some of Mr. Mencken's own individual theories about mentality as superior to moralism might present the swindler as a superman. 2. Mental ability; capacity for intelligent thought; intellectuality. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intellect > [noun] > intellectual quality thinkingness1672 mentality1856 cerebrality1901 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [noun] > capacities, talents part1561 lights1598 mentality1856 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiv. 132 Hudibras has the same hard mentality. 1900 G. Santayana Poetry & Relig. 258 Pope..is too intellectual and has an excess of mentality. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xxv. 485 Having small and dwindling belief in the mentality of women, and no belief whatever in mentality as a force in the relations of the sexes, he was satisfied to have about her any man, however clever, provided he was absolutely devoid of physical charm. 1936 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 142/2 Don't you know, little fool, you never can win, Use your mentality, Wake up to reality. 1946 Amer. Speech 21 238 Officer material, an enlisted man short in mentality. 3. Mental character or disposition; the characteristic attitude of mind or way of thinking of a person, social group, etc. Frequently with modifying word. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [noun] heartOE erda1000 moodOE i-mindOE i-cundeOE costc1175 lundc1175 evena1200 kinda1225 custc1275 couragec1300 the manner ofc1300 qualityc1300 talentc1330 attemperancec1374 complexionc1386 dispositiona1387 propertyc1390 naturea1393 assay1393 inclinationa1398 gentlenessa1400 proprietya1400 habitudec1400 makingc1400 conditionc1405 habitc1405 conceitc1425 affecta1460 ingeny1477 engine1488 stomach?1510 mind?a1513 ingine1533 affection1534 vein1536 humour?1563 natural1564 facultyc1565 concept1566 frame1567 temperature1583 geniusa1586 bent1587 constitution1589 composition1597 character1600 tune1600 qualification1602 infusion1604 spirits1604 dispose1609 selfness1611 disposure1613 composurea1616 racea1616 tempera1616 crasisc1616 directiona1639 grain1641 turn1647 complexure1648 genie1653 make1674 personality1710 tonea1751 bearing1795 liver1800 make-up1821 temperament1821 naturalness1850 selfhood1854 Wesen1854 naturel1856 sit1857 fibre1864 character structure1873 mentality1895 mindset1909 psyche1910 where it's (he's, she's) at1967 1895 Argosy Sept. 580/2 The profundities of the differential and integral calculus, so full of dread to most minds, are pleasure to a mentality of his grasp and concentration. 1911 M. Beerbohm Zuleika Dobson viii. 132 Your words show up your good heart... Your mentality, too, is bully, as we all predicate. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. vii. [Aeolus] 128 I speak the tongue of a race the acme of whose mentality is the maxim: time is money. 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 348/1 ‘The mentality of the politician is a constant source of amazement to the engineer.’ Twenty years ago, no-one would have written that. 1958 R. F. C. Hull tr. C. G. Jung Coll. Wks. XI. vii. 480 Something of the kind happens as soon as we are confronted with the Eastern mentality. 1974 U. K. Le Guin Dispossessed vi. 133 These Port managers, with their special knowledge and important position, tended to acquire the bureaucratic mentality. 1991 Atlantic Feb. 69/2 To some extent the expanding American house reflects a crude, bigger-is-better mentality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1691
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