Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The condition of being sane.

    preserve one's sanity

    lose your sanity

    Verstand, Zurechnungsfähigkeit

    вменя́емостьvmenjájemostʹ

  2. (countable, uncountable)Reasonable and rational behaviour.

    Vernunft, Vernünftigkeit

    здравомы́слиеzdravomýslije, благоразу́миеblagorazúmije

More definitions
  • normal or sound powers of mind

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Tom began to question Mary's sanity.

    Том почав ставити під сумнів психічний стан Мері.

    deTom begann, an Marias Verstand zu zweifeln.

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  2. Tom began to question his own sanity.

    deTom zweifelte allmählich an seinem eigenen Verstand.

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  3. Your sanity isn't in question.

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  4. Ziri started to question his sanity.

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  5. Remember not to lose your sanity.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the condition of being sane:
reasonable and rational behaviour:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the condition of being sane:
reasonable and rational behaviour:

Origin

From Middle English sanite, sanyte, sanytee, from Middle French sanité, from Latin sānitās

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

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