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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.
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
[C17: from Latin sānus healthy]
ˈsanely adv
ˈsaneness n
sane
(seɪn)adj. san•er, san•est.
1. free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind.
2. having or showing reason, sound judgment, or good sense.
3. sound; healthy.
[1620–30; < Latin sānus healthy]
sane′ly, adv.
sane′ness, n.
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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)
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)
sensible stupid, foolish, unreasonable, unsound, dumb-ass (slang), wacko or whacko (informal)
sane
adjective1. Mentally healthy:
Idioms: all there, in one's right mind, of sound mind .
2. Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence:
Translations
ذو عَقْلٍ سَليمعاقِل
duševně zdravýrozumný
fornuftignormal
épelméjû
andlega heillskynsamur
psichikos būklė
ar veselu saprātunormālsprātīgssaprātīgs
duševne zdravý
duševno zdrav
sane
adj (+er)
(= mentally healthy) person → normal; (Med, Psych etc) → geistig gesund; (Jur) → zurechnungsfähig; world, society etc → gesund
(= sensible) advice, policy, system, person, behaviour → vernünftig; it’s simply not sane to … → es ist doch verrückt, zu …; there is no sane reason why … → es gibt keinen vernünftigen Grund, weshalb …
sane
(sein) adjective1. not mad. in a perfectly sane state of mind.
2. sensible. a very sane person.
ˈsanely adverbˈsanity (ˈsӕ-) noun
the state or quality of being sane. I am concerned about her sanity.
sane
a. sano-a; [mentally] cuerdo-a.