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View synonyms for sanity

sanity

[san-i-tee]

noun

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

  2. soundness of judgment.



sanity

/ ˈsænɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the state of being sane

  2. good sense or soundness of judgment

“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
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Other Word Forms

  • nonsanity noun
  • supersanity noun
  • unsanity noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sanity1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English sanite, from Latin sānitās; equivalent to sane + -ity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sanity1

C15: from Latin sānitās health, from sānus healthy
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Example Sentences

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When asked what he felt about his captors, he said: "It will take two generations to bring some sanity in them and they need a sane leadership."

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“When we first met, I thought she was so charming, so beautiful, so magical, that I questioned my sanity. I thought: Was it possible to fall in love so quickly?” he wrote.

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“I’m confident that, as governor, I can actually overturn that law and bring some sanity back to this whole situation.”

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I flirted briefly with making yogurt in my rice cooker before deciding to preserve a shred of sanity, only to immediately sacrifice it again by adding biscuits and sausage gravy.

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But what I didn’t realize is that I had merely postponed a fraught, elaborate hunt that would force me to question my taste, my personal aesthetic and, at times, my sanity.

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