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mental
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?n.t?l/
- Rhymes: -?nt?l
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French mental, from Late Latin ment?lis, from m?ns (“mind, disposition; heart, soul”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Adjective
mental (comparative more mental, superlative most mental)
- (relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
- Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity.
- Of, relating to, or being intellectual as contrasted with overt physical activity.
- Occurring or experienced in the mind.
- Synonym: inner
- Relating to the mind, its activity, or its products as an object of study.
- Synonym: ideological
- Relating to spirit or idea as opposed to matter.
- Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity.
- Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder.
- (relational) Intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders.
- (colloquial, Britain, dated in the US, comparable) Mentally disordered; insane, mad, crazy.
- (relational) Intended for the care or treatment of persons affected by psychiatric disorders.
- (colloquial, Britain, comparable) Enjoyable or fun, especially in a frenetic way.
- Of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
c. 1727, from Latin mentum (“chin”) +? -al.
Adjective
mental (not comparable)
- (anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
- Synonyms: genial, genian
- (biology, relational) Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
mental (plural mentals)
- (zootomy) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.
References
- “mental”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “mental”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Further reading
- mental in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- mental in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Lament., Mantle, lament, manlet, mantel, mantle
Asturian
Etymology
From Late Latin ment?lis from Latin m?ns; equivalent to mente +? -al.
Adjective
mental (epicene, plural mentales)
- mental
Related terms
- mente
Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin ment?lis, from Latin m?ns; equivalent to ment +? -al.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /m?n?tal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /men?tal/
Adjective
mental (masculine and feminine plural mentals)
- mental
Derived terms
- mentalitat
- mentalment
Related terms
- ment
Further reading
- “mental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mental” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “mental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English mental hospital.
Noun
mental
- A hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body; a mental hospital.
Verb
mental
- To send or commit to a mental hospital.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin ment?lis (“of the mind, mental”), from Latin m?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??.tal/
Adjective
mental (feminine singular mentale, masculine plural mentaux, feminine plural mentales)
- mental (relating to the mind)
Derived terms
Noun
mental m (uncountable)
- mind
- Elle a un mental d'acier.
Further reading
- “mental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- lament, mêlant
Galician
Etymology
From Late Latin ment?lis, from Latin m?ns; equivalent to mente +? -al.
Adjective
mental m or f (plural mentais)
- mental
Derived terms
- mentalmente
Related terms
- mente
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ment?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m?n?ta?l]
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
mental (not comparable)
- mental
Declension
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Dutch mentaal, from Middle French mental, from Late Latin ment?lis (“of the mind, mental”), from Latin m?ns (“the mind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?m?ntal]
- Hyphenation: mèn?tal
Adjective
mental
- mental: of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.
Noun
mental
- mind.
- Synonyms: batin, watak
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Betawi mental. Doublet of pental.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m?n?tal]
- Hyphenation: men?tal
Verb
mêntal
- to bounce off
- Synonyms: terpelanting, terpental
- to backfire
Etymology 3
From Sundanese mental.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m?n?tal]
- Hyphenation: men?tal
Adjective
mêntal
- useless.
Further reading
- “mental” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mentalis, from mens.
Adjective
mental (neuter singular mentalt, definite singular and plural mentale)
- mental
References
- “mental” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mentalis, from mens.
Adjective
mental (neuter singular mentalt, definite singular and plural mentale)
- mental
References
- “mental” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin ment?lis, from Latin m?ns; equivalent to mente +? -al.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /m?.?ta?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /m?.?taw/
- Hyphenation: men?tal
Adjective
mental m or f (plural mentais, comparable)
- mental
Derived terms
- mentalmente
Related terms
- mente
Romanian
Adjective
mental m or n (feminine singular mental?, masculine plural mentali, feminine and neuter plural mentale)
- Alternative form of mintal
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin ment?lis, from Latin m?ns; equivalent to mente +? -al.
Adjective
mental (plural mentales)
- mental
Derived terms
Related terms
- mente
- mentalidad
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin mentalis, from Latin mens.
Adjective
mental
- mental, pertaining to the mind
Declension
Related terms
- mentalpatient
- mentalsjuk
- mentalsjukhus
Anagrams
- mantel
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manual
English
Alternative forms
- manuall (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?man.j(?)?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mænj?(w?)l/
- Hyphenation: man?u?al, man?ual
- Homophone: Manuel (Anglicized pronunciation)
Etymology 1
From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manu?le (“handbook, manual”).
Noun
manual (plural manuals)
- A handbook.
- A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
- (military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
- (Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
Synonyms
- enchiridion
- handbook
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (manyuaru)
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manu?lis, from manus (“hand”).
Adjective
manual (comparative more manual, superlative most manual)
- (of an activity) Performed with the hands.
- (of a machine, device etc.) Operated by means of the hands.
- (technology) Performed by a human rather than a machine.
Synonyms
- handly
Antonyms
- automatic
Coordinate terms
- aural, relating to the ear or the sense of hearing
- oral, relating to the mouth
- pedal, relating to the foot
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
manual (countable and uncountable, plural manuals)
- (countable) A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
- (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
- (by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
- (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
- A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
- (countable) A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
- (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
- (uncountable) Manual control or operation.
- Put the controls to manual.
- Leave the system on manual.
Synonyms
- (automotive): stick shift / stick
- (automotive): standard transmission / standard
See also
(automotive):
- automatic
- semi-automatic
- manumatic
Translations
Further reading
- Manual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Manual in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- alumna
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manu?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /m?.nu?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ma.nu?al/
Adjective
manual (masculine and feminine plural manuals)
- manual
Derived terms
- manualment
Noun
manual m (plural manuals)
- manual
Further reading
- “manual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “manual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “manual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “manual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Noun
manual c (singular definite manualen, plural indefinite manualer)
- manual, a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine
Inflection
Indonesian
Etymology
From English manual, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manu?lis, from manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ma?nu.al]
- Hyphenation: ma?nu?al
Noun
manual (first-person possessive manualku, second-person possessive manualmu, third-person possessive manualnya)
- (colloquial) manual, handbook.
Adjective
manual (plural manual-manual)
- manual,
- performed with the hands.
- performed by a human rather than a machine.
Further reading
- “manual” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”)
Noun
manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualer, definite plural manualene)
- a manual (handbook)
- (music) manual (organ keyboard)
- (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell
References
- “manual” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”)
Noun
manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualar, definite plural manualane)
- a manual (handbook)
- (music) manual (organ keyboard)
- (weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell
References
- “manual” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manu?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /m??nwa?/
Adjective
manual m or f (plural manuais, comparable)
- manual
Noun
manual m (plural manuais)
- manual
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French manuel, Latin manualis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.nu?al/
Adjective
manual m or n (feminine singular manual?, masculine plural manuali, feminine and neuter plural manuale)
- manual
Declension
Noun
manual n (plural manuale)
- handbook
Declension
See also
- carte
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manu?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma?nwal/, [ma?nwal]
Adjective
manual (plural manuales)
- manual (performed by the hands)
- manual (operated by the hands)
- manual (performed by a human)
- Antonym: automático
Derived terms
- de manual
- manualidad
- manualmente
Noun
manual m (plural manuales)
- manual (handbook)
- manual (booklet with instructions)
Further reading
- “manual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Noun
manual c
- a manual, a handbook
- (music) a manual, a keyboard
Declension
See also
- manuell
- pedal
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