sanitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsæn.ə.ti/us/ˈsæn.ə.t̬i/the state of having a healthy mind and not being mentally ill:
He'd been behaving so strangely that they began to doubt/question his sanity.
to keep/preserve/retain your sanity
the fact of showing good judgment and understanding:
The closer we got to the deadline for action, the more I questioned the sanity of the decision we had taken.
Maybe Jenny can bring some sanity into this crazy situation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Healthiness of mind
- be of sound/unsound mind idiom
- compos mentis
- healthy
- mental health
- mind
- normality
- sane
- self-awareness
- self-knowledge
- sense
- well adjusted
- well balanced