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[ san-i-tee ] / ˈsæn ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sanity ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state of being sane; soundness of mind. soundness of judgment. Origin of sanity1400–50; late Middle English sanite<Latin sānitās.See sane, -ity SYNONYMS FOR sanity2 reason, rationality, sensibleness, reasonableness. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sanity ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sanitynon·san·i·ty, nounsu·per·san·i·ty, nounun·san·i·ty, nounWords nearby sanitysanitationman, sanitation worker, sanitization, sanitize, sanitizer, sanity, San Jacinto, San Jacinto Day, sanjak, San Joaquin, San Joaquin Valley Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sanityI witness their reckoning with mortality, with the fragility of health and sanity. Thank You for the 7 PM Clapping, But Camaraderie Is Needed More Than Ever - Facts So Romantic|Ayala Danzig|October 5, 2020|Nautilus The onset of this pandemic has put a strain on the sanity of many people forced to isolate themselves from friends and family. People Are Discovering the Joy of Actually Talking on a Phone - Facts So Romantic|Brian Gallagher|September 23, 2020|Nautilus You still have to take care of your sanity, your piece of mind. Goodbye To A Natural Hair Guru: Miss Jessie's Cofounder Titi Branch Dead At 45|Danielle Belton|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST His sanity is slowly unraveling, like the claustrophobic narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart. ‘Interstellar’ Is Wildly Ambitious, Very Flawed, and Absolutely Worth Seeing|Marlow Stern|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What is in dispute is the sanity of the judge who sentenced Boardman's husband to only eight years of house arrest. House Arrest for Marital Rape, Are you Kidding?!|Sally Kohn|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST For my own sanity—as morally discomfiting as it is—I'm planning to play along. Why We Should Pretend the ‘Game of Thrones’ Rape Scene Never Happened|Andrew Romano|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST But if only we could think less selfishly about the present and more about the far future then we may just save our sanity. Why Kids Are Making Us Crazy|James Poulos|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Besides, it so chanced that testimony was forthcoming to support this view and confirm Dave's sanity. When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan How could the presence of these articles in my house affect either the honour, the sanity, or the life of my flighty colleague? The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde|Robert Louis Stevenson Captain Armstrong looked at her as if he doubted her sanity. Dorothy's Double|G. A. Henty All great religions have these periods of sanity, otherwise they would have no followers at all. Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers|Elbert Hubbard If you value your sanity and public decency and the discipline of the Church, go right home from here and go to bed. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;|Herbert George Wells
British Dictionary definitions for sanity
nounthe state of being sane good sense or soundness of judgment Word Origin for sanityC15: from Latin sānitās health, from sānus healthy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sanityprudence, normality, stability, common sense, wit, rationality, soundness, acumen, saneness, intelligence, understanding, sagacity, reason, comprehension, sense, lucidity, balance, marbles, judiciousness, reasonableness Medical definitions for sanity
n.The quality or condition of being sane; soundness of mind. Soundness of judgment or reason. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |