adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɛntəli/
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CMU ARPABET:M EH1 N T AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:M EH1 N AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
mentally capable
mentally ill
This is a problem that needs to be solved mentally, not with brute force.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
in your mind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he suffered mentally
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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 *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English mentally From mental + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
մտովի
(mtovi)
— in a mental manner
Bulgarian:
мислено
(misleno)
— in a mental manner
Bulgarian:
наум
(naum)
— in a mental manner
Catalan:
mentalment
— in a mental manner
Chinese Mandarin:
心理上
(xīnlǐ shàng)
— in a mental manner
Chinese Mandarin:
精神上
(jīngshén shàng)
— in a mental manner
Esperanto:
anime
— in a mental manner
Esperanto:
mense
— in a mental manner
Finnish:
henkisesti
— in a mental manner
French:
mentalement
— in a mental manner
Galician:
mentalmente
— in a mental manner
German:
geistig
— in a mental manner
German:
psychisch
— in a mental manner
German:
mental
— in a mental manner
Hungarian:
mentálisan
— in a mental manner
Italian:
mentalmente
— in a mental manner
Japanese:
精神的に
(seishinteki ni)
— in a mental manner
Occitan:
mentalament
— in a mental manner
Polish:
umysłowo
— in a mental manner
Polish:
psychicznie
— in a mental manner
Polish:
mentalnie
— in a mental manner
Portuguese:
mentalmente
— in a mental manner
Romanian:
mintal
— in a mental manner
Russian:
у́мственно
(úmstvenno)
— in a mental manner
Russian:
мы́сленно
(mýslenno)
— in a mental manner
Spanish:
mentalmente
— in a mental manner
Swedish:
mentalt
— in a mental manner
Turkish:
aklen
— in a mental manner
Ukrainian:
по́думки
(pódumky)
— in a mental manner
Ukrainian:
психі́чно
(psyxíčno)
— in a mental manner
