mental ability
ˈmɛntəl əˈbɪləti
mental abilities
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Definition of mental ability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
learningcapacity to learn or understand information
  • Her mental ability helped her excel in school.
2.
reasoningcapability to reason and solve problems
  • His mental ability was evident in his logical arguments.
intelligence
3.
legalunderstanding one's actions and consequences
  • The court assessed his mental ability during the trial.
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intellect
intellectual ability or mental capacity
mental ability
faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
mind
mental ability or intelligence
mental ability
capacity to learn and understand
witn.
intellectual ability
mental ability to think and reason
intellect
extraordinary mental ability or talent
cognition
mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
psychology
mental ability to recover from adversity

Examples of mental ability in a sentence

  • The test measures your mental ability.
  • Her mental ability shone through in the chess tournament.
  • The test measures the mental ability of the participants.
  • Her mental ability was questioned in the legal proceedings.
  • The lawyer argued about the defendant's mental ability to stand trial.

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  1. French:capacité mentale, aptitude cognitive, ...
  2. German:geistige Fähigkeit, mentale Fähigkeit, ...
  3. Italian:capacità mentale, ...
  4. Spanish:capacidad mental, ...
  5. Portuguese:capacidade mental, habilidade mental, ...
  6. Chinese:智力, 思维能力, ...
  7. Japanese:知能, 知的能力, ...
  8. Arabic:قُدْرَة عَقْلِيَّة, ذَكاء, ...
  9. Hebrew:יְכֹלֶת שִׂכְלִית, יְכֹלֶת שִׂכְלִית, ...
  10. Russian:умственные способности, ...
  11. Ukrainian:розумові здібності, інтелектуальні здібності, ...
  12. Hindi:बौद्धिक क्षमता, तार्किक क्षमता, ...

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