sanity

CEFRB1

/ˈsæ.nə.ti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A healthy mind and ability to think clearly.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Reasonable and rational behaviour.

Examples

  • The thin line between sanity and madness has gotten finer.

  • This book presents to you 10 original ways to retain your sanity.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The condition of being sane.

More examples

In context

  • decree someone's sanity

  • lose your sanity

  • preserve one's sanity

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After days without sleep, the soldier began to doubt his own blank.

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

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sanite, sanyte, sanytee, from Middle French sanité, from Latin sānitās, from sānus (“healthy”) + -itās (“-ity”). By surface analysis, sane + -ity.