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compos mentis

/ˈkɒmpɒs ˈmɛntɪs/

compos mentis adjective: of sound mind, sane; thus fully accountable (legally and/or morally) for one's deeds.

Adjective

compos mentis (not comparable)

  1. Of sound mind, sane; thus fully accountable (legally and/or morally) for one's deeds.
    • ‘[…] you have my hearty consent, sir, to marry the girl whensumdever it’s convenient.’ Dame Mayrose finished her speech with a low courtesy, and Tom Sponge sat like a petrified image. ‘For God’s sake, Mrs. Mayrose, are you compos mentis?’ said he. ‘Please your honour, I don’t understand no foreign...1810, [anonymous] […], chapter XXVIII, in Splendid Follies. A Novel, […]. Founded on Facts., volume III, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC, pages 112–113

compos mentis meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Arabic and Indonesian

compos mentis in Tamil

நர்உளத்திய

compos mentis in Bengali

সুস্থ মস্তিষ্কের, প্রকৃতিস্থ

compos mentis in Arabic

of sound mind
عاقِل ʕāqil

compos mentis in Indonesian

of sound mind
compos mentis, bertanggung jawab, dengan sadar

Antonyms of compos mentis

Origin of compos mentis

From Latin compos (“in control, having mastery”) + mentis (“of mind”).

Questions about compos mentis

What does compos mentis mean?
Compos mentis means of sound mind, sane; thus fully accountable (legally and/or morally) for one's deeds.
What is compos mentis in Tamil?
Compos mentis in Tamil is நர்உளத்திய. See Compos mentis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is compos mentis?
Compos mentis is an adjective.
How do you pronounce compos mentis?
Compos mentis is pronounced /ˈkɒmpɒs ˈmɛntɪs/.

Words near compos mentis in the dictionary

  1. comportment
  2. comportmental
  3. comportments
  4. comports
  5. compos
  6. compos mentis
  7. composability
  8. composable
  9. composant
  10. compose
  11. composed

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