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Sanity

//ˈsæ.nə.ti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being sane. countable, uncountable

    "preserve one's sanity"

  2. 2
    normal or sound powers of mind wordnet
  3. 3
    Reasonable and rational behaviour. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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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