mental faculties

plural noun

: ability to think clearly
It was sad to see that his mental faculties had begun to fail.

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King had diminished use of his mental faculties. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026 Those youths who are said to be digital natives are possibly undercutting their own mental faculties due to a reliance on the Internet. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The majority dismissed on procedural grounds the case of Joseph Clifton Smith, whose mental faculties skirt the threshold for being spared the death penalty. — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 21 May 2026 According to media theorist Marshall McLuhan, every medium is an extension of our physical or mental faculties. — Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mental faculties

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