mental health
well-being of the mind (as opposed to physical health)
Mental health
mental health
Noun
1. the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment
(antonym) mental illness, mental disease, psychopathy
(hypernym) psychological state, mental state
(hyponym) mental soundness, mental balance
Mental health
How a person thinks, feels, and acts when faced with life's situations. Mental health is how people look at themselves, their lives, and the other people in their lives; evaluate their challenges and problems; and explore choices. This includes handling stress, relating to other people, and making decisions.
mental health
Synonyms and related words:
Hygeia, balance, bloom, contact with reality, emotional health, fitness, flush, glow, health, healthy mind, lucid interval, lucidity, mental balance, mental equilibrium, mental hygiene, mental poise, normalcy, normality, normalness, physical condition, physical fitness, rationality, reason, reasonableness, right mind, rosiness, sanemindedness, saneness, sanity, senses, sober senses, sobriety, sound mind, soundness, soundness of mind, well-being, wholesomeness
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.