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Sane

//seɪn// adj, noun

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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
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

Etymology

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

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