Sanity — considered as a legal term denotes that an individual is of sound mind and therefore can bear legal responsibility for his or her actions. It is generally defined in terms of the absence of insanity. It is not a medical term, although the… … Wikipedia
sanity — early 15c., healthy condition, from M.Fr. sanité health, from L. sanitas health, sanity, from sanus healthy, sane. Meaning soundness of mind first attested c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
Sanity — San i*ty, n. [L. sanitas, from sanus sound, healthy. See {Sane}.] The condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind; saneness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sanity — [n] mental health; soundness of judgment acumen, balance, clear mind, common sense, comprehension, good judgment, healthy mind, intelligence, judiciousness, levelheadedness, lucidity, lucidness, marbles*, normality, prudence, rationality, reason … New thesaurus
sanity — ► NOUN 1) the condition of being sane. 2) reasonable and rational behaviour … English terms dictionary
sanity — [san′ə tē] n. [ME sanite < OFr < L sanitas, health] 1. the condition of being sane; soundness of mind; mental health 2. soundness of judgment … English World dictionary
sanity — noun VERB + SANITY ▪ doubt, question ▪ There were moments when he doubted his own sanity. ▪ fear for ▪ I fear for her sanity if this continues much longer. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Sanity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sanity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sanity sanity Sgm: N 1 soundness soundness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rationality rationality sobriety lucidity lucid interval Sgm: N 1 senses senses … English dictionary for students
sanity — san|i|ty [ˈsænıti] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: sanitas health, sanity , from sanus; SANE] 1.) the condition of being mentally healthy ≠ ↑insanity →↑sane ▪ I began to doubt his sanity. ▪ She wondered if she was losing her sanity … Dictionary of contemporary English
sanity — san|i|ty [ sænəti ] noun uncount 1. ) the ability to think and speak in a reasonable way and to behave normally: doubt your sanity (=think you may be mentally ill): I was beginning to doubt my own sanity. keep/lose your sanity (=remain/not remain … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
