Read full poem →NO more the flow'ry scenes of pleasure rife,
Nor charming prospects greet the mental eyes,
No more with joy we view that lovely face
Dictionary Entry
mental
Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˈmɛntəl/Word FrequencyCommon (5.59)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓Of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.
In a Sentence
“The essay uses mental to make the point more precise.”
Published Usage Examples
“Psychology, even so empirical a psychology as is possible of demonstration in western schools and colleges, evidences the fact that there is a far greater field of mental operation than is covered by the outer, or _mental_ consciousness.”
“Western Science, while performing a marvelous work in piling up fact after fact to support its newly-discovered theory of Evolution, in a way utterly unknown to the Oriental thinker who seeks after principles by mental concentration -- _within_ rather than without -- while actually proving by physical facts the _mental”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 11 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
Latin 'mens' (mind)
Common Phrases
health mentalillness mentalretardation mentaldisorders mentalstate mentalprocesses mental
Poetry examples for “mental”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →So may be, on this Pisgah height,
Bob’s purblind mental vision—
Nay, Bobby’s mouth may be opened yet,
