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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French mentalité. Doublet of mentality.
Pronunciation
Noun
mentalité (plural mentalités)
- A person's feelings about the wider society and world they live in, and their place within it; a worldview, outlook.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 67:Yet changing a traditional economic mentalité was an uphill task and, significantly, Law never fully disenchanted even his most intimate supporters (and maybe even himself) with customary forms of wealth [...].
2012, Frank McLynn, “What's Your Take?”, in Literary Review, section 404:David Thomson's objectives in this big, ambitious book are nothing short of Promethean, for he aims to deliver both a comprehensive history of the movies and a Marshall McLuhan-style examination of the mentalités produced by watching films and television.
French
Etymology
From mental + -ité.
Pronunciation
Noun
mentalité f (plural mentalités)
- mentality
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