sanity

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Etymology

From Middle English sanite, sanyte, sanytee, from Middle French sanité, from Latin sānitas, from sānus ("healthy") + -itās ("-ity").

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈsæ.nə.ɾi/, /ˈsæ.nɪ.ɾi/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈsæn.əˌti/, /ˈsæn.ɪˌti/

Noun

sanity

1. The condition of being sane.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:sanity

   Antonyms: Thesaurus:insanity

   Coordinate term: unsanity

   preserve one's sanity

   lose your sanity

   decree someone's sanity

2. Reasonable and rational behaviour.

Translations

• French: santé mentale
• German: Verstand, (law) Zurechnungsfähigkeit
• Italian: sanità
• Portuguese: sanidade
• Russian: вменя́емость
• Spanish: cordura

Translations

• German: Vernunft, Vernünftigkeit
• Russian: здравомы́слие
• Spanish: sensatez

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