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Definition of Mental attitude
1. Noun. A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways. "He had the attitude that work was fun"
Generic synonyms: Cognition, Knowledge, Noesis
Specialized synonyms: Acceptance, Credence, Culture, Defensive, Defensive Attitude, Hardball, High Horse, Southernism, Mentality, Mind-set, Mindset, Outlook, Paternalism, Position, Posture, Stance, Disposition, Inclination, Tendency, Tolerance, Intolerance, Esteem, Regard, Respect, Disrespect, Reverence, Irreverence, Orientation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mental Attitude
Literary usage of Mental attitude
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Serum Diagnosis: Deep Breathing and a Complete System for by Bernarr Macfadden, Otto Rostoski (1904)
"Your mental attitude is of vast importance. Happiness is as contagious as ...
Try to induce a satisfactory mental attitude! Think of pleasant things! ..."
2. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"A mental attitude is always directed towards something in mind : is the attitude
a function of this, or is this content brought up by the attitude? ..."
3. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"A mental attitude is always directed towards something in mind : is the attitude
a function of this, or is this content brought up by the attitude? ..."
4. Handbook of the Law of Torts by Heman Gerald Chapin (1917)
"THE mental attitude OF THE PARTY WRONGED 19. In general, the mental attitude of
the party wronged is immaterial. It is evident that the intent of the party ..."
5. Democracy and the Organization of Political Parties by Moisei Ostrogorski (1902)
"To make such an enactment enforceable, it is necessary to change the mental
attitude of the electors, to eradicate those conventional notions, ..."
6. Music: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and by William Smythe Babcock Mathews (1900)
"... mental attitude OF TEACHER AND PUPIL. BY F. ROENA MEDINI. A teacher of teachers
must have natural psychological gifts that can scarcely be put into ..."
7. Report. by Henry Phipps Institute (1907)
"After the full discussion of the mental attitude in the First and Second Annual
... When to this is added the suspicious mental attitude in thirteen cases, ..."
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