mental age

Noun

Meaning

the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sense psychology calibre capacity understanding attitude outlook comprehension intellect rationality caliber mentality apprehension ma wit
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Antonyms

being fact basis existence presence proof
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Hypernyms

age

Examples

A third prisoner, Tamaeli, was about 16, but had a much younger mental age, and little English, because of which he was more frequently physically abused by Larsen. Source: Internet

Individuals with the lowest mental age level (less than three years) were identified as idiots; imbeciles had a mental age of three to seven years, and morons had a mental age of seven to ten years. citation. Source: Internet

For example, a six-year-old child who passed all the tasks usually passed by six-year-olds—but nothing beyond—would have a mental age that matched his chronological age, 6.0. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mental action mental activity mental advantage mental agility mental aid mental alienation