also: メンタリティー
mentality; mindset; way of thinking
A loanword from English, used to describe a person's or group's characteristic mental attitude, outlook, or mindset. Often used in contexts like sports, business, or cultural analysis.
His mentality is very positive.
It's difficult to understand the Japanese mentality.
We need to change the team's mentality.
He's said to have an immature mentality.
She always has a winner's mentality.
The team's mentality needs to change.
メンタル is an adjective/noun meaning 'mental' or 'psychological state' (e.g. メンタルが強い), while メンタリティー specifically means a person's mindset or way of thinking.
Common katakana spelling with long vowel marker.
Variant without the final long vowel marker; also common.
Loanword from English 'mentality'.