Dictionary

sane en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• sān
• /seɪn/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (“healthy; sane”). Doublet of sound.

Meanings

1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
   • a sane mind
2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner.
   • a sane person
   • Shepard: What's wrong with your assistant? Dr. Warren: Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin. Dr. Manuel: Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one left! Dr. Warren: I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime:
3. Rational; reasonable; sensible.
   • Try to go to bed at a sane time before your exams.

Forms

Antonyms

insane · unbalanced · unsane · nonsane · crazy

Deriveds

unsane · nonsane · sane mind · sanism · saneness · sanely · sanewashing · sanewash · sanist

Hypernyms

healthy

Relateds

right-minded (possessing mental faculties) · sanity (being healthy) · mental health (being healthy) · compos mentis (possessing mental faculties) · nome sane

Synonyms

reasonable · play with a full deck (possessing mental faculties) · sound-minded · lucid · balanced · rational · sane · compos mentis · in possession of one's faculties · in one's right mind (possessing mental faculties)

Translations (50)

id waras (mentally healthy) · cmn 頭腦清楚 /头脑清楚 (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · ru в своём уме́ (mentally healthy) · ro sănătos (mentally healthy) · it ragionevole (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · cmn 神志正常 (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · no tilregnelig (mentally healthy) · fr sain (mentally healthy) · el σώφρων (mentally healthy) · fi terve (mentally healthy) · ru норма́льный (mentally healthy) · grc σώφρων (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · eo prudenta (mentally healthy) · sv förnuftig (mentally healthy) · ro rațional (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · sw razini (mentally healthy) · ru здравомы́слящий (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · ru в здра́вом уме́ (mentally healthy) · cs příčetný (mentally healthy) · cmn 頭腦清晰 /头脑清晰 (mentally healthy) · eo racia (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · ar عَاقِل (mentally healthy) · cmn 頭腦清晰 /头脑清晰 (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · de vernünftig (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · pl rozsądny (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · cmn 頭腦清楚 /头脑清楚 (mentally healthy) · cmn 神志正常 (mentally healthy) · fr sain d'esprit (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · cs rozumný (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · de zurechnungsfähig (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · yi קלאָר (mentally healthy) · bg разумен (mentally healthy) · bg здравомислещ (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · no fornuftig (mentally healthy) · sw razini (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · fi järjissään (mentally healthy) · grc σώφρων (mentally healthy) · es cuerdo (mentally healthy) · es cuerdo (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · es estar en su acuerdo (mentally healthy) · fi tervejärkinen (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · ru здравомы́слящий (mentally healthy) · eo prudenta (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind) · cs duševně zdravý (mentally healthy) · eo mense sana (mentally healthy) · pt são (mentally healthy) · de vernünftig (mentally healthy) · ru вменя́емый (mentally healthy) · it sano (di mente) (mentally healthy) · he שָׁפוּי (mentally healthy)