compos mentis en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒmpɒs ˈmɛntɪs/
Etymology
From Latin compos (“in control, having mastery”) + mentis (“of mind”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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 languages,’ said the good woman, ‘but my darter tells me you want to make proposhalls.’
1810, [anonymous] […], chapter XXVIII, in Splendid Follies. A Novel, […]. Founded on Facts., volume III, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC, pages 112–113:
Antonyms
Translations (13)
pl poczytalny (of sound mind) · ar عاقِل (of sound mind) · fi täydessä ymmärryksessä (of sound mind) · de zurechnungsfähig (of sound mind) · nl toerekeningsvatbaar (of sound mind) · sv tillräknelig (of sound mind) · nl toerekenbaar (of sound mind) · de compos mentis (of sound mind) · id dengan sadar (of sound mind) · id bertanggung jawab (of sound mind) · fi syyntakeinen (of sound mind) · id compos mentis (of sound mind) · de schuldfähig (of sound mind)