adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of sexual assault nurse examiner. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. 2
   Ellipsis of SANE disc, a type of black hole accretion disc. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Adjective

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

   "a sane mind"

2. 2
   Acronym of standard and normal evolution. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable
3. 3
   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"

4. 4
   Rational; reasonable; sensible.

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

Adjective

1. 1
   marked by sound judgment; having good reason wordnet
2. 2
   mentally healthy; free from mental disorder wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

compos mentislucidreasonableadmissibleall therebalanced

Antonyms

All antonyms

barmycrazyinsanenonsane

Example

More examples

"Every sane man is accountable to his conscience for his behavior."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

compos mentis

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