sane

CEFRB1

/seɪn/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a healthy mind and ability to think clearly.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

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

  • He was judged sane and was therefore chargeable with murder.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Rational; reasonable; sensible.

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

More examples

In context

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

  • a sane person

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Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Despite the chaos around him, he stayed completely blank and made rational decisions.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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