mentality
Way of thinking
Mentality is a characteristic way of thinking—the mental habits and attitudes that shape how a person or group approaches the world.
A herd mentality follows the crowd.
A siege mentality sees threats everywhere.
A winning mentality expects success.
The word often carries slight judgment, implying the mindset is fixed or limiting: I can't understand that mentality.
Inherent character or arrangement
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
worldview · frame of mind · orientation · inclination · tendency · predisposition · stance · approach
Shared beliefs of a group
- national characterA people's collective temperament
- growth mindsetBelief abilities improve through effort
- fixed mindsetBelief abilities are innate
- pioneer spiritBoldness of early settlers
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
intellect · brainpower · perception · awareness · insight · logic · analysis · learning
Total mental life
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- emotional stateMental condition regarding feelings
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
behavioral patterns · personality · self-awareness · resilience · coping · trauma · conditioning · defense mechanisms
disposition
Inherent character or arrangement
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- outlookAttitude toward the future
perspective · worldview · frame of mind · orientation · inclination · tendency · predisposition · stance · approach · belief system
collective consciousness
Shared beliefs of a group
- national characterA people's collective temperament
- growth mindsetBelief abilities improve through effort
- fixed mindsetBelief abilities are innate
intelligence
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- understandingMental comprehension of something
comprehension · intellect · brainpower · perception · awareness · insight · logic · analysis · learning · memory
psyche
Total mental life
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- emotional stateMental condition regarding feelings
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
subconscious · behavioral patterns · personality · self-awareness · resilience · coping · trauma · conditioning · defense mechanisms · cognitive bias
- intangiblesabstraction, ideas, trust, concept, morale
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
- viewpointsviewpoint, standpoint, perspective, point of view, outlook
- mindsetmindset, outlook, attitude, perspective, worldview
- worldviewworldview, perspective, outlook, belief system, ideology
- winner'strophy, medal, crown, cup, ribbon
mentalityphysicality
Bodily, material quality
body · corporeality · materiality · embodiment · flesh
mentalitystupidity
Lack of intelligence
idiocy · dumbness · imbecility · dullness · feeblemindedness
mentalitycraziness
Mental instability or absurdity
irrationality · insanity · madness · lunacy · senselessness
- herd mentalityTendency to follow crowds
- mob mentalityCollective irrationality in groups
- pack mentalityGroup-driven behavior pattern
- victim mentality
- cult mentalityDevotion overriding independent thought
- crowd mentality