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sane

  [seyn]
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–adjective, san⋅er, san⋅est.
1. free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
2. having or showing reason, sound judgment, or good sense: sane advice.
3. sound; healthy.
Origin:
1620–30; < L sānus healthy

Related forms:
sanely, adverb
saneness, noun

Synonyms:
2. reasonable, sensible, judicious, level-headed.
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sane   (sān)   
adj.   san·er, san·est

  1. Of sound mind; mentally healthy: "their protector, the strongest and sanest of them all" (Pat Conroy).

  2. Having or showing sound judgment; reasonable.


[Latin sānus, healthy.]
sane'ly adv., sane'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

sane 
1721, back-formation from sanity. Used earlier, of the body, with the sense of "healthy" (1628).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sane
Function: adjective
: mentally sound; specifically : able to understand one's actions and distinguish right from wrong
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sane
Pronunciation: 'sAn
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: san·er; san·est
1 : free from hurt ordisease : HEALTHY
2 : mentally sound; especially : able to anticipate and appraisethe effect of one's actions
3 : proceeding from a sound mind <sane behavior> —sane·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

sane (sān)
adj.
Of sound mind; mentally healthy.

sane'ness n.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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