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sanity - 7 dictionary results

san⋅i⋅ty

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

Origin:
1400–50; late ME sanite < L sānitās. See sane, -ity


2. reason, rationality, sensibleness, reasonableness.
san·i·ty   (sān'ĭ-tē)   
n.  
  1. The quality or condition of being sane; soundness of mind.
  2. Soundness of judgment or reason.

[Middle English sanite, health, from Old French, from Latin sānitās, from sānus, healthy.]

Sanity

San"i*ty\, n. [L. sanitas, from sanus sound, healthy. See Sane.] The condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind; saneness.
Language Translation for : sanity
Spanish: cordura; sensatez,
German: geistige Zurechnungsfähigkeit,
Japanese: 正気

sanity 
1432, "healthy condition," from M.Fr. sanité "health," from L. sanitas "health, sanity," from sanus "healthy, sane." Meaning "soundness of mind" first attested 1602.

Main Entry: san·i·ty
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being sane —compare INSANITY

Main Entry: san·i·ty
Pronunciation: 'san-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the quality or state ofbeing sane; especially : soundness or health of mind

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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