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sane

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sane  (sn)
adj. san·er, san·est
1. Of sound mind; mentally healthy: "their protector, the strongest and sanest of them all" (Pat Conroy).
2. Having or showing sound judgment; reasonable.

[Latin snus, healthy.]

sanely adv.
saneness n.

sane [seɪn]
adj
1. (Psychology) sound in mind; free from mental disturbance
2. having or showing reason, good judgment, or sound sense
3. Obsolete healthy
[from Latin sānus healthy]
sanely  adv
saneness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sane - mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"
rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
2.sane - marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy"
rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"

sane
adjective
1. rational, normal, all there (informal), lucid, of sound mind, compos mentis (Latin), in your right mind, mentally sound, in possession of all your faculties He seemed perfectly sane.
rational mad, crazy, nuts (slang), daft (informal), insane, mentally ill, loony (slang), bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), doolally (slang), off your head (slang), off your trolley (slang), non compos mentis (Latin), round the bend or twist (slang), a sausage short of a fry-up (slang)
2. sensible, sound, reasonable, balanced, moderate, sober, judicious, level-headed a sane and safe energy policy
sensible stupid, foolish, unreasonable, unsound, dumb-ass (slang), wacko or whacko (informal)
Translations
sane [seɪn] ADJ (saner (compar) (sanest (superl))) [person] → cuerdo; [judgment etc] → sabio, sensato

sane [ˈseɪn] adj
[person] → sain(e) d'esprit
[outlook] → sensé(e), sain(e)

sane
adj (+er)
(= mentally healthy) personnormal; (Med, Psych etc) → geistig gesund; (Jur) → zurechnungsfähig; world, society etcgesund
(= sensible) advice, policy, system, person, behaviourvernünftig; it’s simply not sane to …es ist doch verrückt, zu …; there is no sane reason why …es gibt keinen vernünftigen Grund, weshalb …

sane [seɪn] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (person) → sano/a di mente; (judgment, outlook) → sensato/a
sane [seɪn] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (person) → sano/a di mente; (judgment, outlook) → sensato/a

sane
adj sane [sein]
1 not mad in a perfectly sane state of mind. gesond van verstand ذو عَقْلٍ سَليم здравомислещ duševně zdravý normal gesund διανοητικά υγιής cuerdo, sano terve mõistusega عاقل täysijärkinen sain d'esprit שָׁפוּי स्वस्थचित्त razuman épelméjű waras andlega heill sano di mente 正気の 제정신인 sveiko proto normāls; ar veselu saprātu waras geestelijk gezond tilregnelig, ved sine fulle fem zdrowy na umyśle são întreg la minte в своём, здравом уме duševne zdravý duševno zdrav zdrav vid sina sinnens fulla bruk, tillräknelig ไม่บ้า aklı başında, akıllı 心智健全的 нормальний; той, що при своєму розумі معقول، معتدل có đầu óc lành mạnh
2 sensible a very sane person. verstandig عاقِل разумен rozumný fornuftig vernünftig λογικός sensato mõistlik معقول järkevä sensé שָׁקְוּל समझदार razborit józan waras skynsamur assennato, ragionevole まともな 양식 있는 protingas []prātīgs waras verstandig vettug, fornuftig rozsądny sensato sensibil разумный rozumný razumen razuman sund, förnuftig มีเหตุมีผล mantıklı, aklı başında 明智的 такий, що із здоровим глуздом; розсудливий معقول lành mạnh
adv sanely
verstandig بِعَقْلٍ، بِصورَةٍ مَعْقولَه разумно rozumně normalt; fornuftigt gesund λογικά cuerdamente; sensatamente mõistlikult عافلانه järkevästi raisonnablement בְּדֵעָה צְלוּלָה स्वस्थचितता से, समझदारी से razumno, razborito józanul, ésszerűen secara waras skynsamlega ragionevolmente 正気で 제정신으로 protingai normāli; []prātīgi dengan waras verstandig tilregnelig, vettug rozsądnie sensatamente (în mod) raţional здраво, разумно rozumne razumno razumno sunt, förnuftigt อย่างมีสติดี akıllıca 明智地 нормально; розумно صحیح طریقے سے có đầu óc lành mạnh
n sanity [ˈsӕ-]
the state or quality of being sane I am concerned about her sanity. verstand سَلامَة العَقْل، صِحَّة العَقْل здрав разум duševní zdraví mental tilstand geistige Zurechnungsfähigkeit πνευματική υγεία cordura; sensatez meelemõistus سلامت عقل mielenterveys, järkevyys santé mentale שְׁפִיוּת स्वस्थचितता, मानसिक संतुलन razum, ubrojivost józanság kewarasan andlegt heilbrigði sanità mentale 正気 온전한 정신 psichikos būklė veselais saprāts kewarasan geestelijke gezondheid mental helse, tilregnelighet, sunt vett zdrowie psychiczne sanidade sănă­tate mentală здравый ум duševné zdravie duševno zdravje razboritost mental hälsa, förstånd ความปกติชองจิตใจ akıl sağlığı 心智健全,明智 нормальна психіка; здоровий глузд معقولیت sự tỉnh táo, sự lành mạnh


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