sanity

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English

Etymology

From Middle English sanite, sanyte, sanytee, from Middle French sanité, from Latin sānitas, from sānus (“healthy”) + -itās (“-ity”). By surface analysis, sane +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

Noun

sanity (countable and uncountable, plural sanities)

  1. The condition of being sane.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sanity
    Antonyms: see Thesaurus:insanity
    Coordinate term: unsanity
    preserve one's sanity
    lose your sanity
    decree someone's sanity
  2. Reasonable and rational behaviour.

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