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sanity

sanity

123 3.3
A healthy mind that can think clearly and behave normally
  • noun
  • /ˈsænɪti/
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  • She took a long walk in the park to preserve her sanity after a tough week at work.
  • regain sanity
  • restore sanity
  • return to sanity

But right, for your sanity, that's what needs to happen.

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Examples

  • Like me, they had come full circle, from sanity to madness and back to sanity.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Let me preface this by saying that my chief concern is the welfare, indeed the sanity, of this young girl.

  • So to save your sanity, you already know the answer.

  • And when those things happen, sanity will return.

  • So I lost my seat, my money, my sanity, my... myself, really.

  • Now, if he could just hang onto his peace and sanity until they could get together.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I'm not getting enough sleep or health or sanity these days.

  • How do you prioritize what gets done and how do you keep your sanity while doing it?

  • You've done incredible work to bring sanity to that issue.

  • There is an impossibly fine line between sanity and madness.

Synonyms

mental health
vssanity
186 3.3

A person's thoughts, feelings and how they handle problems

focuses more on normal thinking and behaving than general well being
mental state
vssanity
34 4.0

The way a person feels and thinks at a certain time

refers to a lasting healthy mind and normal behaviour rather than a short condition
rationality
vssanity
34 5.4

Clear thinking and decisions based on facts and logic

covers the whole healthy mind and normal behaviour beyond logic
soundness
vssanity
4 4.9

Careful thinking and good judgment in making decisions

is broader, covering normal mind and everyday behaviour not only judgment
saneness
vssanity
1 6.2

A normal, healthy state of mind

is the common noun for that same condition
mental balance
vssanity
1 4.1

A calm mind that keeps emotions steady and shows good judgment

focuses on overall normal mind and clear thinking instead
mental soundness
vssanity
5.1

A healthy mind that thinks clearly and makes good decisions

stresses overall normal thinking and everyday behaviour instead

Antonyms

231 6.5

A serious mental illness that makes a person unable to think or behave normally

Idioms

To stay calm and able to think clearly under stress

How Sane

soundness
4 4.9
sanity
123 3.3
mental disorder
  • Specialized
20 3.3
insanity
231 6.5

Surface Forms

sanity singular
sanities plural

Morphology

sanity = sane (transparent) = sane + ity

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'sane' with '-ity' meaning 'state or condition'.

Etymology

Sanity comes from the Latin root san- meaning 'healthy', the same root you see in sane and sanitary. So sanity is about having a 'healthy' mind and being able to think and behave in a normal, sensible way.