mental faculties
Powers of reason
Mental faculties are the powers of the mind—reason, memory, perception, judgment, imagination.
The phrase typically appears when these capacities are threatened or diminished: Her mental faculties remain sharp at ninety, The stroke affected his mental faculties.
Someone in possession of their mental faculties is mentally competent, able to think clearly and make sound decisions.
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
clear thinking · sound judgment · wits · presence of mind · learning · cognition · cognitive function · intellect · sharp mind · mental clarity · problem-solving · self-awareness · consciousness · conceptualization · memory · abstraction · language processing · tactile sensation
- intellectintelligence, intellect, brainpower, mind, cognition
- mental claritymental clarity, lucidity, clear thinking, clear head, clear-headedness
- phrenologycraniology, acquisitiveness, adhesiveness, benevolence, cautiousness
- ancient mindpsyche, nous, anima, pneuma, four humors
- cognitive agingcognitive decline, memory decline, memory loss, brain aging, aging brain
- psychepsyche, soul, mind, ego, id
mental facultiesphysical strength
Bodily force capacity
bodily functions · physical prowess · motor skills · brute strength · manual dexterity
mental facultiesmental incapacity
Inability to reason adequately
cognitive impairment · mental impairment · dementia · mental disability · loss of faculties
mental facultiesanimal instinct
Innate behavioral drive
raw emotion · gut feeling · instincts · passions · impulses