mentaladjective
uk/ˈmen.təl/us/-t̬əl/B2 [ before noun ] relating to the mind, or involving the process of thinking:
The family has a history of mental disorder.
A doctor was asked about the mental state of the prisoner.
She had a mental picture (= a picture in her mind) of how the house would look when they finished redecorating it.
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physical adjective
UK slang crazy
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- This job requires considerable mental agility.
- These mental exercises are designed to break linear thinking habits and encourage the creativity that is needed for innovation.
- He suffers periodic mental breakdowns.
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Logic and reason
- a priori
- cerebral
- clear head
- clearly
- coherent
- conceptual
- inductive
- intellectual
- intellectualize
- lateral thinking
- logic
- positivism
- positivist
- premise
- QED
- rational
- reasoning
- solipsism
- sophism
- sophistry
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Mind and personality
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