sanity
[ san-i-tee ]
/ ˈsæn ɪ ti /
noun
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
soundness of judgment.
SYNONYMS FOR sanity
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OTHER WORDS FROM sanity
non·san·i·ty, nounsu·per·san·i·ty, nounun·san·i·ty, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for sanity
Its sanities are stark madness to the matter-of-fact man of affairs.
The Quiver, 2/1900|VariousThat must have been real dreaming, and yet now, with all my sanities and scepticisms, I could half believe it real.
The Passionate Friends|Herbert George WellsDid not the decencies and the sanities of life depend on right moral conduct?
The "Genius"|Theodore DreiserWhat deeds might he not do with it in those hours when the sanities of life also sleep?
Old Crow|Alice Brown
British Dictionary definitions for sanity
sanity
/ (ˈsænɪtɪ) /
noun
the state of being sane
good sense or soundness of judgment
Word Origin for sanity
C15: from Latin sānitās health, from sānus healthy
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Medical definitions for sanity
sanity
[ săn′ĭ-tē ]
n.
The quality or condition of being sane; soundness of mind.
Soundness of judgment or reason.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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