sanity
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sanity
- /ˈsæn.əˌti/ UK
- /ˈsæn.ɪˌti/ UK
- /ˈsæn.ə.ti/ Canada, US
- [ˈsɛən.ə.ɾi] Canada, US
- /ˈsæn.ɪ.ti/ Canada, US
- /ˈsæn.ə.ti/ Australia
- [ˈseːn.ə.ɾi] Australia
- /ˈsæn.ɪ.ti/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle English sanite, sanyte, sanytee, from Middle French sanité, from Latin sānitās, from sānus (“healthy”) + -itās (“-ity”). By surface analysis, sane + -ity.
noun sanities
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The condition of being sane.
preserve one's sanity
Opposite: bedlamism, brainsickness, craze, craziness, derangement, insaneness, insanity, lunacy, lune, madness, mental disorder, mental illness
- Reasonable and rational behaviour.
Similar: buttons, lucidity, lucidness, marbles, mind, saneness, sanity · Opposite: insanity, unsanity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saneness, commonsense, wisdom, prudence, integrity, reason, sensibility, health, sense, meaning, spirit, balance, equilibrium, insanity, craziness, insane
Translations
Every language
noun the condition of being sane
| Español | cordura |
|---|---|
| Português | sanidade |
| Français | santé mentale |
| Deutsch | Verstand, Zurechnungsfähigkeit |
| Italiano | sanità |
| Ελληνικά | λογική logikí |
| Русский | вменя́емость vmenjájemostʹ |
noun reasonable and rational behaviour
| Español | sensatez |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 正気 shōki |
| 中文 | 理智 lǐzhì |
| Deutsch | Vernunft, Vernünftigkeit |
| Русский | здравомы́слие zdravomýslije, благоразу́мие blagorazúmije |
Talk about this word "sanity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sanity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sanity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sanity "sanity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sanity.Cite this
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