MENTALITY

n. 1 intelligence, brain, capacity, intellect, wit, sense, judgement, acuity, acumen, I.Q., rationality, understanding I'd say that Frank is a man of average mentality 2 inclination, attitude, bent, mind-set, disposition, frame of mind, temperament, outlook, view The news betrays little about what is actually happening, but much about the mentality of the leadership They criticized Britain's 'island mentality'.