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san·i·ty

[san-i-tee]
noun
1.
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
2.
soundness of judgment.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English sanite < Latin sānitās. See sane, -ity

non·san·i·ty, noun
su·per·san·i·ty, noun
un·san·i·ty, noun


2. reason, rationality, sensibleness, reasonableness.

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Example Sentences
  • No question would seem harder to settle than the sanity or insanity of our fellows.
  • Maybe your workout routine continued to preserve your sanity through the calendar's ups and downs.
  • Both sides need an energetic push from outside to make the leap to sanity.
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sanity (ˈsænɪtɪ)
 
n
1.  the state of being sane
2.  good sense or soundness of judgment
 
[C15: from Latin sānitās health, from sānus healthy]

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Word Origin & History

sanity
early 15c., "healthy condition," from M.Fr. sanité "health," from L. sanitas "health, sanity," from sanus "healthy, sane." Meaning "soundness of mind" first attested c.1600.
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Medical Dictionary

sanity san·i·ty (sān'ĭ-tē)
n.

  1. The quality or condition of being sane; soundness of mind.

  2. Soundness of judgment or reason.

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