Mentality \Men*tal"i*ty\, n. Quality or state of mind. ``The same hard mentality.'' --Emerson.
mentality n 1: a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations [syn: {outlook}, {mindset}, {mind-set}] 2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: {brain}, {brainpower}, {learning ability}, {mental capacity}, {wit}]