Etymology

mentalité

Today it means: A person's feelings about the wider society and world they live in, and their place within it; a worldview, outlook. Full definition →

French mentalité
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. French · borrowed frommentalité
  2. English todaymentalité

Borrowed from French mentalité. Doublet of mentality.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.