Your mentality is your attitudes and your way of thinking.
...a criminal mentality.
Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.
Synonyms: attitude, character, personality, psychology [informal] More Synonyms of mentality
mentality in British English
(mɛnˈtælɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ties
1.
the state or quality of mental or intellectual ability
2.
a way of thinking; mental inclination or character
his weird mentality
mentality in American English
(mɛnˈtælɪti)
nounWord forms: pluralmenˈtalities
1.
mental capacity, power, or activity; mind
2.
mental attitude or outlook; state of mind
COBUILD Collocations
mentality
herd mentality
winning mentality
Examples of 'mentality' in a sentence
mentality
It was about mentality and character.
The Sun (2016)
But they must return to India fully focused and recharged and without a siege mentality.
The Sun (2016)
We've got to have a strong mentality.
The Sun (2016)
But the players' mentality is very strong.
The Sun (2016)
A winning mentality is to prepare in the right way.
The Sun (2017)
He is not what you would term a technical coach, he demands hard work and bravery and has a winning mentality.
The Sun (2016)
It was a rare insight into the siege mentality that underpins her reluctance to share her unguarded self and fuels perceptions of her as secretive and dishonest.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I'm coming in with a different mentality.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
After basketball one day a teacher said,'You have good mentality.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You have to sometimes change your mentality and play different.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We showed the right mentality and a good attitude.
The Sun (2013)
The ability and the mentality of the players.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have to guard against the siege mentality.
Christianity Today (2000)
We could have lost but we showed our mentality and character and we came through.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We have the same winning mentality here.
The Sun (2012)
We have had that mentality all the way through.
The Sun (2014)
You have to keep the strong mentality.
The Sun (2014)
The mentality is different because today there is all to play for.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They have a very good mentality already.
The Sun (2009)
We have good players and a winning mentality.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You do that only if your mentality is strong.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
That suggests a different technique rather than a different mentality.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They have a good mentality but the mentality has to be tweaked a bit into a winning mentality.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He has the quality, the mentality and the experience to play in any system.
The Sun (2011)
It's not about ability but mentality.
The Sun (2016)
We have a strong mentality, character and they are all winners and competitors.
The Sun (2015)
If you have the ability and mentality to be a master boxer, that's what you are supposed to be.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
mentality
British English: mentality /mɛnˈtælɪtɪ/ NOUN
Your mentality is your attitudes or ways of thinking.
...the corporate mentality.
American English: mentality
Arabic: عَقْلِيَّةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: mentalidade
Chinese: 智力
Croatian: mentalitet
Czech: mentalita
Danish: mentalitet
Dutch: mentaliteit
European Spanish: mentalidad
Finnish: mentaliteetti
French: mentalité
German: Mentalität
Greek: νοοτροπία
Italian: mentalità
Japanese: 精神構造
Korean: 사고 방식
Norwegian: mentalitet
Polish: mentalność
European Portuguese: mentalidade
Romanian: mentalitate
Russian: ум
Latin American Spanish: mentalidad
Swedish: mentalitet
Thai: ความคิด
Turkish: zihniyet
Ukrainian: менталітет
Vietnamese: tâm lý
Chinese translation of 'mentality'
mentality
(mɛnˈtælɪtɪ)
n(c)
心态(態) (xīntài) (种(種), zhǒng)
(noun)
Definition
a particular attitude or way of thinking
What kind of mentality is required for running a business?
Synonyms
attitude
the general change in attitude towards them
character
There is a side to his character which you haven't seen yet.
personality
She has such a kind, friendly personality.
psychology (informal)
a fascination with the psychology of criminals
make-up
He became convinced that there was some fatal flaw in his make-up.
outlook
The illness had a profound effect on his outlook.
disposition
his friendly and cheerful disposition
way of thinking
frame of mind
She was not in the right frame of mind to continue.
turn of mind
She was of a rational turn of mind.
cast of mind
Additional synonyms
in the sense of character
Definition
the combination of qualities distinguishing an individual person, group of people, or place
There is a side to his character which you haven't seen yet.
Synonyms
personality,
nature,
make-up,
cast,
constitution,
bent,
attributes,
temper,
kidney,
temperament,
complexion,
disposition,
individuality,
marked traits
in the sense of disposition
Definition
a person's usual temperament
his friendly and cheerful disposition
Synonyms
character,
nature,
spirit,
make-up,
constitution,
temper,
temperament
in the sense of frame of mind
Definition
a state of mind
She was not in the right frame of mind to continue.
Synonyms
mood,
state,
spirit,
attitude,
humour,
temper,
outlook,
disposition,
mind-set,
fettle
Synonyms of 'mentality'
mentality
Explore 'mentality' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of make-up
Definition
mental or physical constitution
He became convinced that there was some fatal flaw in his make-up.
Synonyms
nature,
character,
constitution,
temperament,
make,
build,
figure,
stamp,
temper,
disposition,
frame of mind,
cast of mind
in the sense of outlook
Definition
a general attitude to life
The illness had a profound effect on his outlook.
Synonyms
attitude,
views,
opinion,
position,
approach,
mood,
perspective,
point of view,
stance,
viewpoint,
disposition,
standpoint,
frame of mind,
angle,
slant
in the sense of personality
Definition
the distinctive characteristics which make an individual unique