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sane mind

sane mind is the alternative form of sound mind.

Meaning of sound mind

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, usually, with-negation) sane, rational, maintaining one's mental capability to act reasonably.
    • A sound mind means as good a judgement as that mind is capable of from the nature of its organization.1894, A. H. P. Leuf, M. D., “The status of physical education.”, in Mind and Body, volume 1, Freidenker Publishing Company, page 9

Forms of sane mind

pluralsane minds

Questions about sane mind

What is sane mind the alternative form of?
Sane mind is the alternative form of sound mind.

Words near sane mind in the dictionary

  1. Sandys
  2. Sandyston
  3. sandyx
  4. Sandzak
  5. sane
  6. sane mind
  7. saneish
  8. sanely
  9. saneness
  10. saner
  11. saner heads prevail

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