Mentalität
mentality, mindset, outlook
noun men-tah-lee-TAET Rare
Origin: from Latin via French
Usage Note
Mentalität typically describes the collective or habitual way of thinking of a group or individual. It often collocates with national or cultural contexts — die deutsche Mentalität — but also describes an individual's entrenched outlook, usually less flexible than a deliberate attitude.
Examples
"Eine Mentalität des Misstrauens lässt echte Zusammenarbeit kaum zu."
Natural Translation
A mentality of distrust hardly allows genuine cooperation.
Literal Translation
A mentality of distrust lets genuine cooperation barely happen.
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Related Words
- Abgebrühtheit hardened cynicism, unshockable matter-of-factness
- Achtsamkeit mindfulness, attentiveness, careful awareness
- Ansicht opinion
- Arglosigkeit naivety, guilelessness, unsuspecting nature
- Argwohn suspicion
- Aufbruchsstimmung mood of new beginnings, pioneering spirit
- Aufsässigkeit rebelliousness, insubordination
- Bedächtigkeit deliberateness, careful thoughtfulness
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