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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
Adjective
1. having a normal healthy mind
2. sensible or well-judged: sane advice [Latin sanus healthy]
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 << OPPOSITE insane
adjective 2. sensible, sound, reasonable, balanced, moderate, sober, judicious, level-headed << OPPOSITE foolish
Translations
Spanish sane [seɪn] adjcuerdo, sensato
French sane [seɪn] adj [person] → sain(e) d'esprit; [outlook] → sensé(e)sain(e)
German sane [seɪn] adjgeistig gesund;
(sensible) → vernünftig

Italian sane [seɪn] adj [person] → sano/a di mente; [outlook] → sensato/a

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The old ghosts, intellectual in their inception, had been laid by a sane and normal logic.
What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.
If they had something to conceal, their choice of means is certainly one of the most amazing ever made by sane human beings.
 
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