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   sane

   /sān/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill: "hard work kept me sane" Similar of sound mindright in the headin one's right mindin possession of all one's facultiesable to think/reason clearlylucidclearheadedrationalcoherentbalancedwell balancedstablenormalcompos mentisinformal:all thereOpposite insanemad
   • ▪ (of an undertaking or manner) reasonable; sensible: "a sane discussion of the important social issues of our time" Similar sensiblepracticaladvisableresponsiblerealisticfull of common senseprudentcircumspectpragmaticwisereasonablerationalmaturelevelheadedcommonsensicaljudiciouspoliticsoundbalancedsoberOpposite foolish

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin sanus ‘healthy’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sanely adverb
   • 2. saneness noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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