adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to mentalism
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mentalist
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noun
Meaning 2
A practitioner of mentalism.
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noun
Meaning 3
An insane person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
Examples
- 1997, I'm Alan Partridge (TV series), To Kill a Mocking Alan Jed Maxwell: See you next week then. We'll have that pint. Alan Partridge: Yep. Jed Maxwell: ...go and see my brother. Alan Partridge: No way, you big spastic! You're a mentalist!
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Italic *məntom Latin mentum English -al English mental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English mentalist From mental + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: mentalista — practitioner of mentalism
- Polish: mentalista — practitioner of mentalism
- Polish: mentalistka — practitioner of mentalism
- Russian: ментали́ст (mentalíst) — practitioner of mentalism
- Swedish: tankeläsare — practitioner of mentalism
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