sane

Adjective
US[seyn]/seɪn/1 syllable
Synonyms: reasonable

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. mentally healthy; free from mental disorder“appears to be completely sane”Opposite insaneSimilar in his right mind, lucid, compos mentisSee also normal, rational
  2. marked by sound judgment; having good reason“sane nuclear policy”Synonyms: reasonableOpposite irrationalSimilar rational

Related words sanity noun, saneness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sane adjective

Origin: L. sanus; cf. Gr. …, …, safe, sound. Cf. Sound, adjective

1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; — said of the mind.

2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge of the effect of one's actions in an ordinary maner; — said of persons.

Synonyms: Sound; healthy; underanged; unbroken.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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