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sanity

[ san-i-tee ]
/ ˈsæn ɪ ti /
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noun

the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
soundness of judgment.

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prudence, normality, stability, wit, rationality, soundness, acumen, intelligence, understanding, sagacity, reason, comprehension, sense, lucidity, balance, lucidness, marbles, reasonableness

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Origin of sanity

1400–50; late Middle English sanite < Latin sānitās. See sane, -ity
Related formsnon·san·i·ty, nounsu·per·san·i·ty, nounun·san·i·ty, noun
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for sanity

sanity

n.

early 15c., "healthy condition," from Middle French sanité "health," from Latin sanitatem (nominative sanitas) "health, sanity," from sanus "healthy; sane" (see sane). Meaning "soundness of mind" first attested c.1600.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine 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 Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.