SANITY
Dictionary entry overview: What does sanity mean? • SANITY (noun)
The noun SANITY has 1 sense:
1. normal or sound powers of mind
Familiarity information: SANITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SANITY (noun)
Meaning:
Normal or sound powers of mind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
saneness; sanity
Hypernyms ("sanity" is a kind of...):
mental health (the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sanity"):
lucidity (a lucid state of mind; not confused)
rationality; reason; reasonableness (the state of having good sense and sound judgment)
Antonym:
insanity (relatively permanent disorder of the mind)
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