sane
/seɪn/
sane adjective: being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
Adjective (1)
sane (comparative saner, superlative sanest)
- Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
- a sane mind
- 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...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime
- Synonyms:
- in one's right mind, play with a full deck
- Rational; reasonable; sensible.
- Try to go to bed at a sane time before your exams.
Noun capitalized: SANE
SANE (plural SANEs)
- Initialism of sexual assault nurse examiner.
- Ellipsis of SANE disc, a type of black hole accretion disc.
Adjective (2) capitalized: SANE
SANE (not comparable)
sane meaning in Arabic and Indonesian
sane in Arabic
- mentally healthy
- عَاقِل ʕāqil
sane in Indonesian
- mentally healthy
- waras
Examples of sane in a sentence
- The city of Dixon in Solano County allows safe and sane fireworks.
- The possession and use of all fireworks, including safe and sane, are illegal in Nevada County.
- No sane commander would face a dreadnought with anything less than another dreadnought.
Synonyms of sane
- in one's right mind
- play with a full deck
- balanced
- compos mentis
- in possession of one's faculties
- lucid
- rational
- reasonable
- sound-minded
Antonyms
Forms of sane
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | saner |
| superlative | sanest |
| Noun | |
| plural | SANEs |
Origin of sane
Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (“healthy; sane”). Doublet of sound.
Words formed from sane
Words that rhyme with sane
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- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about sane
- What does sane mean?
- Sane means being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
- What is sane in Arabic?
- Sane in Arabic is عَاقِل (ʕāqil). See Sane meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is sane?
- Sane can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce sane?
- Sane is pronounced /seɪn/.
Words near sane in the dictionary
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