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sanity
[san-i-tee]
sanity
/ ˈsænɪtɪ /
noun
the state of being sane
good sense or soundness of judgment
Other Word Forms
- nonsanity noun
- supersanity noun
- unsanity noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sanity1
Example Sentences
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."
“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.
“I’m confident that, as governor, I can actually overturn that law and bring some sanity back to this whole situation.”
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.
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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