mental capacity
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈmɛntəl kəˈpæsɪti/
- Specialized
:
capacidad mental
- Child development studies continue to find distinctions and commonalities with adults regarding memory and mental capacity.
- lack of mental capacity
- identifying mental capacities
He simply does not have the mental capacity to even deal with such things.
- He simply does not have the mental capacity to even deal with such things.
- I don't have the time or mental capacity to read more books.
- And a person could say that is a very narrow view of what human mental capacities actually are.
- And since they are avoiding it at all costs, I think we have to assume that the news on Biden's mental capacity is probably not good.
- He doesn't have the mental capacity to, to be insightful enough to say something like that that doesn't exist in him.
- And even just having that option, it's like a fuck off fund for like mental capacity.
- He was like quite experimental with drugs and he took drugs as a test for your mental capacity.
Examples
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People are deemed incompetent when they lack the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves.
Academic text (2005) -
I don't have the time or mental capacity to read more books.
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Police said Thomas has a mental capacity of someone 8 to 10 years old.
Blog text (27) -
My tests indicate that they have the mental capacity of a human infant of about 21 months.
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The court has to determine whether the ward, despite her mental capacity, is capable of making an informed decision.
Academic text (2005) -
He simply does not have the mental capacity to even deal with such things.
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At the least, such confusion should alert the lawyer to seek a medical opinion on mental capacity before executing the documents.
Academic text (2002) -
They do not have the mental capacity, the emotional capacity, the maturity to navigate that terrain.
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A lot of us fail because we can't see ourselves succeeding, like we're not able to do stuff just because we don't have the mental capacity to think that we can.
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People are deemed incompetent when they lack the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Skill or power to do something
418
3.0
Ability to learn, understand, and use knowledge to solve problems
227
3.5
The ability to do, feel, or understand something
72
5.9
The ability to think clearly and understand difficult ideas
8
3.4
Mental ability to think and solve problems
3
3.7
A skill that lets you think, learn, and remember information
3
6.4
Quick, clear thinking that helps you understand and decide
2
6.1
An ability of the mind like memory or thinking
1
7.0
A quick and clear way of thinking
Antonyms
How Capable
- Specialized
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3.7
9
5.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'intellectual ability' is directly and compositionally derived from 'mental' (relating to the mind) + 'capacity' (ability), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE. This adjective+noun combination follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern for expressing types of ability, so its sense is predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Mental capacity is a picture of the mind as a container. The mental part is the mind and the capacity part is the amount a container can hold. So it means 'the ability to understand, think, and make decisions'.