Meaning

3 senses
  1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.

    a sane mind

    vernünftig

    в своём уме́v svojóm umé, в здра́вом уме́v zdrávom umé, вменя́емыйvmenjájemyj

  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

    zurechnungsfähig, vernünftig

    здравомы́слящийzdravomýsljaščij

  3. Rational; reasonable; sensible.

    Try to go to bed at a sane time before your exams.

More definitions
  • mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
  • marked by sound judgment; having good reason

Examples

44 sentences
  1. How can you tell who's sane and who's insane?

    Як можна відрізнити нормальних від божевільних? — deniko

    deWoran erkennt man, wer normal und wer wahnsinnig ist? — Waldelfe

  2. Is Tom sane?

    Том при здоровому глузді? — deniko

    ruТом в своем уме? — afyodor

  3. Are you sane?

    У тебе все гаразд? — deniko

    ruТы в своём уме? — sharptoothed

  4. A sane man wouldn't do that.

    ruЧеловек в здравом уме так бы не поступил. — marafon

    deKein normaler Mensch täte das. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I think that Tom is sane.

    ruЯ думаю, что Том не безумен. — amanshi

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
mentally healthy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
mentally healthy:
mentally sound; possessing a rational mind:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

saner, sanest
Comparativesaner Lesson
Superlativesanest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
balancedB2rationalB1reasonableB1compos mentislucidin possession of one's facultiessound-minded
possessing mental faculties:in one's right mindplay with a full deck
Close in meaning
  • marked by sound judgment; having good reason:reasonable

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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