What does sanity mean?
Definitions for sanity
ˈsæn ɪ tisan·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
sanity, sanenessnoun
normal or sound powers of mind
Wiktionary
sanitynoun
The condition of being sane.
sanitynoun
Reasonable and rational behaviour.
Etymology: sanitas, from sanus + -itas. See sane, -ity
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sanitynoun
Soundness of mind.
Etymology: sanitas, Latin.
How pregnant, sometimes, his replies are?
A happiness that often madness hits on,
Which sanity and reason could not be
So prosp’rously delivered of. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.
Wikipedia
Sanity
Sanity is Killing Jokes second single from their sixth studio album, Brighter Than a Thousand Suns. It was released on 30 October 1986. The single peaked at No. 70 in the UK Singles chart.
ChatGPT
sanity
Sanity can be broadly defined as a state of mental health and rationality where an individual is able to think, behave, and perceive reality in a stable and coherent manner, adhering to societal norms and values. It involves having a sound and balanced mind without significant impairments or distortions in reasoning, judgment, and understanding. Sanity encompasses the ability to differentiate between what is real and imaginary, to respond appropriately to various situations, and to make logical decisions based on objective observations and evidence.
Webster Dictionary
Sanitynoun
the condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind; saneness
Etymology: [L. sanitas, from sanus sound, healthy. See Sane.]
Wikidata
Sanity
Sanity refers to the soundness, rationality and healthiness of the human mind, as opposed to insanity. A person is sane if he/she is rational. In modern society, the terms have become exclusively synonymous with compos mentis, in contrast with non compos mentis, or insane, meaning troubled conscience.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sanity
san′i-ti, n. state of being sane: soundness of mind or body. [L. sanitas—sanus, sane.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
sanity
The ability to do team-work.
Editors Contribution
sanity
In nursing school. In our psychology nursing book. There was a quote and I do not remember who said it. But it's the best definition I've ever heard. Sanity or saneness is ones commitment to living with reality .
Submitted by luannerene on September 23, 2022
sanity
The quality and fact of being sane.
Sanity is gratefully valued and we choose for everyone to have it.
Submitted by MaryC on March 24, 2020
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Anagrams for sanity »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sanity in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sanity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of sanity in a Sentence
All sanity depends on this that is should be a delight to feel heat strike the skin, a delight to stand upright, knowing the bones are moving easily under the flesh.
Sanity is the lot of those who are most obtuse, for lucidity destroys one's equilibrium: it is unhealthy to honestly endure the labors of the mind which incessantly contradict what they have just established.
Sanity exists only in books, while Insanity rules our lives!
Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha:
Too much sanity may be madness - and the maddest of all - to see life as it is, and not as it ought to be.
They are seen as lesser beings, but the supposed insanity that is labeled on them is not any worse than the sanity outside.
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- الصحة العقليةArabic
- Verstand, Vernünftigkeit, Vernunft, ZurechnungsfähigkeitGerman
- λογικήGreek
- prudentoEsperanto
- corduraSpanish
- mielenterveysFinnish
- santé mentaleFrench
- salute mentaleItalian
- 正気Japanese
- sanitatem reducamusLatin
- tilregnelighetNorwegian
- zdrowie psychicznePolish
- sanidadePortuguese
- благоразумие, вменяемость, здравомыслиеRussian
- förstånd, förnuftSwedish
- สติสัมปชัญญะThai
- sự tỉnh táoVietnamese
- 明智Chinese
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