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mental

mental

adjective men-TAHL Less Common

Usage Note

Mental is invariable in gender (salud mental, esfuerzo mental). It refers to the mind — cognitive, psychological, or intellectual — rather than physical. Mapa mental is a 'mind map', and cálculo mental is 'mental arithmetic'.

Examples

"El bienestar mental es muy importante."

Natural Translation

Mental wellbeing is very important.

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