mensal

1 9.9

Of the dining table and the meals people eat there

adjective
/ˈmɛnsl/

: mensal

She set the table with beautiful mensal china for the family gathering.

Examples

The mensal linen was always pressed and spotless before the feast.
He inherited his father’s collection of mensal silverware, used on special occasions.
The grand hall was adorned with mensal decorations for the banquet.
The mensal arrangements were beautifully set for the banquet.
We need a more mensal approach to our family dinners.
The mensal decorations made the dining room look festive for the holiday meal.
During the dinner party, the mensal atmosphere was warm and inviting.

Compounds

mensal line

Jargon

9.9

A crease on the palm that palm readers say shows a person's emotional nature

Surface Forms

mensal positive

Morphology

mensal = mensa + al

Formed from the non‑productive Latin root 'mensa' + the adjectival suffix '-al'; the root is not a recognizable English word for most learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably inferred from English components.

Etymology

Mensal comes from the Latin word mensa, which means 'table' and is the same root as Spanish mesa 'table'. It describes things used at the dining table or for meals, so mensal means 'relating to meals'.