sane

Meaning

  1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
  2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner.
  3. Rational; reasonable; sensible.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/seɪn/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (“healthy; sane”). Doublet of sound.

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