sane

(sān)

adj. san·er, san·est

1. Of sound mind; mentally healthy.

2. Having or showing sound judgment; reasonable.

[Latin sānus, healthy.]

sane′ly adv.

sane′ness n.

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Noun

saneness - normal or sound powers of mind

sanity

mental health - the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment

lucidity - a lucid state of mind; not confused

rationality, reasonableness, reason - the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"

saneness

noun

A healthy mental state:

lucidity, lucidness, mind, reason, sanity, sense (often used in plural), soundness, wit (used in plural).

Slang: marble (used in plural).

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By these exercises she kept saneness amidst the stench and the weighty tang of blood.

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Being treated with dignity, when interacting with others, is at the heart of Goffman's concept of face and is how we demonstrate our saneness and competence as social beings.

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"The convict will be referred to Rashid Hospital where a special committee of psychiatrists will examine his saneness to decide whether he was mentally ill when the incident happened [May 20] and whether he was aware of his behaviour and actions.

Obaida's killer referred for psychiatric examination

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