MENTALITY
brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit
(noun) mental ability; “he’s got plenty of brains but no common sense”
mentality, outlook, mindset, mind-set
(noun) a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mentality (plural mentalities)
A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.
The characteristics of a mind described as a system of distinctive structures and processes based in biology, language, or culture, etc.; a mental system.
Source: Wiktionary
Men*tal"i*ty, n.
Definition: Quality or state of mind. "The same hard mentality." Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition