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sanity

UK/ˈsæn.əˌti//ˈsæn.ə.ti/

sanity noun: the condition of being sane.

Noun

sanity (countable and uncountable, plural sanities)

  1. The condition of being sane.
    • preserve one's sanity
    • lose your sanity
  2. Reasonable and rational behaviour.

sanity meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

sanity in Tamil

நல்லறிவு நிலை, மன நலம்

sanity in Bengali

মানসিক সুস্থতা, মস্তিস্কের সুস্থ অবস্থা, প্রকৃতিস্থতা, সুবুদ্ধি, যৌক্তিক চিন্তাভাবনা

sanity in Malayalam

സ്വസ്ഥബുദ്ധി, മാനസികാരോഗ്യമുള്ള അവസ്ഥ, യുക്തിബോധം, ആരോഗ്യം

sanity in Kannada

ಬುದ್ಧಿಸ್ವಾಸ್ಥ್ಯ, ಬುದ್ಧಿ ನೆಟ್ಟಗಿರುವುದು, ವಿವೇಕ, ಸ್ವಸ್ಥ ಚಿತ್ತ, ತಿಳಿವು, ತಿಳಿ ಒಳಗು
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sanity in Punjabi
ਸੁਰਤ surat
sanity in Indonesian
kewarasan

Examples of sanity in a sentence

  • For some applications, software architecture needs to be capable of tolerating bitflips from cosmic rays, through methods such as parameter value refreshes and sanity checks.
  • I tried to reinject some sanity to the conversation, but it was too late and conspiracy theory reigned for the rest of the night.
  • I was hanging tight to what was left of my sanity.

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Synonyms of sanity

Antonyms

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Forms of sanity

pluralsanities

Origin of sanity

From Middle English sanite, sanyte, sanytee, from Middle French sanité, from Latin sānitās, from sānus (“healthy”) + -itās (“-ity”). By surface analysis, sane + -ity.

Words formed from sanity

Phrases with sanity

Questions about sanity

What does sanity mean?
Sanity means the condition of being sane.
What is sanity in Tamil?
Sanity in Tamil is நல்லறிவு நிலை, மன நலம். See Sanity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sanity?
Sanity is a noun.
How do you pronounce sanity?
Sanity is pronounced /ˈsæn.əˌti/ (UK).
What is the plural of sanity?
The plural of sanity is sanities.

Words near sanity in the dictionary

  1. sanitizing wipe
  2. sanitizing wipes
  3. sanitoria
  4. sanitorium
  5. sanitoriums
  6. sanity
  7. sanity check
  8. sanity checked
  9. sanity checking
  10. sanity checks
  11. sanity test

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sanity (page history and authors); sanity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sanity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sanity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sanity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸੁਰਤ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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