SANE

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sane¹

  • /seɪn/

Sounds like sain, Seine (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -eɪn

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (“healthy; sane”). Doublet of sound.

adjective saner · sanest

  1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally. a sane mind
  2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner. a sane person
  3. Rational; reasonable; sensible. Try to go to bed at a sane time before your exams.

Similar: sane, balanced, compos mentis, in possession of one's faculties, lucid, rational, reasonable, sound-minded

SANE²

noun SANEs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of sexual assault nurse examiner.sexual assault nurse examiner
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of SANE disc, a type of black hole accretion disc.SANE disc

adjective

  1. abbreviation, acronym, not comparable Acronym of standard and normal evolution.standard and normal evolution

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