Definition of sane in English:

sane

adjective seɪnseɪn

1(of a person) of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill.
（人）心智健全的，神志正常的；不疯的，无精神疾病的
hard work kept me sane
努力工作使我心智正常。
Example sentencesExamples
- Michael is also the most sane member of this very, very dysfunctional family.
- Alana left in a hurry, leaving Angela wondering if her Mom had any sane friends left in Fallon Creek.
- If you go to your local restaurant and behave like a sane person, no one cares.
- Every sane person will expect the Government to take sensible precautions.
- Either way, nobody knew the man's mental state, but it was believed he was perfectly sane.
- The sane traveler takes with them an almost inexhaustible supply of patience.
- I tend to think trading virtual futility for spiritual futility is a step no sane person would take.
- Now that there have been two consultations, no sane person can claim that they have not had the opportunity to have their say!
- She raised an eyebrow; most people didn't seem to think she was sane when they first met her.
- The decision reopens a longstanding debate about whether mentally ill inmates can be executed if they are sane only while taking drugs.
- As we would all like to believe, Canada is a sane country and we are a sane people.
- Can any sane person accept that a civilized world should function in this way?
- The state had one expert and he never came out and actually testified that she was sane.
- Surely no sane person believes that this explosion of violence is restricted to our country.
- The Yorkshire Ripper was last night claimed to be planning a bid for freedom - by proving he is now sane.
- Second, because it is simply incredible that any lawyer, or indeed any sane person, would give such advice.
- Any sane person will agree that the culprit of the Kitwe accident cannot be described as a normal person.
- I have to watch my mouth around them and can't act crazy because they're so sane.
- No sane person would, for example, start a high street pizzeria without first doing some homework concerning the market.
- I wanted to prove to them that I was sane, and I figured the best way to do that would to act as calm as possible.
Synonyms
of sound mind, right in the head, in one's right mind, in possession of all one's faculties, able to think/reason clearly, lucid, clear-headed, rational, coherent, balanced, well balanced, stable, normal
Latin compos mentis
informal all there
1. 1.1 Reasonable or sensible.
  a sane discussion of the important social issues of our time
  Example sentencesExamples
  I know nothing about shoe repair and resizing so I was wondering if this is a sane undertaking or if I should just cut my losses.
  There is no sane reason to review the acting or storyline in A Night To Dismember.
  Persuade me also that there's a sane reason for dropping Cadenza from National Radio.
  Synonyms
  sensible, practical, advisable, responsible, realistic, full of common sense, prudent, circumspect, pragmatic, wise, reasonable, rational, mature, level-headed, commonsensical, judicious, politic, sound, balanced, sober

Derivatives

sanely

adverb ˈseɪnliˈseɪnli

When he was writing at the beginning of the last century, such a word was ‘utopian’: ‘The mere utterance of it could damn any scheme, no matter how sanely conceived, of economic amelioration or regeneration’.
Example sentencesExamples
- Regardless of which university we happen to be attending, one inevitably considers some variety of the question of how to live sanely in a difficult time.
- Divorce laws were passed to stop unhappiness continuing in homes for longer than necessary and to help couples undo what they could no longer sanely do.
- In the long run, you can't sanely compete with the open-source mentality.
- No one could sanely oppose the purchase of up-to-date equipment; but many of our military challenges require a response from an army with substantial manpower.

saneness

noun ˈseɪnnəsˈseɪnnɪs

‘I'm not extreme at either end of the scale,’ he says, ‘I like to fly in a helicopter - it's truly exciting and an opportunity to make a living - but hiking up and skiing down adds a great degree of safety and saneness to any ‘big peak’ skiing.
Example sentencesExamples
- There was only person helping him keep his semblance of saneness.
- She was the water in the battle, the protein in the beans and the gentle but firm voice calling us to a sound and shared saneness.
- You think it's going to come down to procreating to ensure the future of saneness?
- ‘Having positive people around is a really important piece to keeping your saneness in having a baby,’ she said.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin sanus 'healthy'.

sanity from Late Middle English:
Latin sanus meant ‘healthy’ which is the first recorded sense of sanity in English. Current meanings date from the early 17th century when sane was first recorded, although insane dates from the mid 16th century. Sanitary, sanitation, and sanatorium where you go to recover your health, all 19th century, come from the same root.

Rhymes

abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne

Definition of sane in US English:

sane

adjectivesānseɪn

1(of a person) of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill.
（人）心智健全的，神志正常的；不疯的，无精神疾病的
hard work kept me sane
努力工作使我心智正常。
Example sentencesExamples
- Alana left in a hurry, leaving Angela wondering if her Mom had any sane friends left in Fallon Creek.
- I wanted to prove to them that I was sane, and I figured the best way to do that would to act as calm as possible.
- The sane traveler takes with them an almost inexhaustible supply of patience.
- The state had one expert and he never came out and actually testified that she was sane.
- Can any sane person accept that a civilized world should function in this way?
- Michael is also the most sane member of this very, very dysfunctional family.
- I tend to think trading virtual futility for spiritual futility is a step no sane person would take.
- As we would all like to believe, Canada is a sane country and we are a sane people.
- The Yorkshire Ripper was last night claimed to be planning a bid for freedom - by proving he is now sane.
- Surely no sane person believes that this explosion of violence is restricted to our country.
- The decision reopens a longstanding debate about whether mentally ill inmates can be executed if they are sane only while taking drugs.
- Every sane person will expect the Government to take sensible precautions.
- No sane person would, for example, start a high street pizzeria without first doing some homework concerning the market.
- Any sane person will agree that the culprit of the Kitwe accident cannot be described as a normal person.
- If you go to your local restaurant and behave like a sane person, no one cares.
- Either way, nobody knew the man's mental state, but it was believed he was perfectly sane.
- I have to watch my mouth around them and can't act crazy because they're so sane.
- She raised an eyebrow; most people didn't seem to think she was sane when they first met her.
- Now that there have been two consultations, no sane person can claim that they have not had the opportunity to have their say!
- Second, because it is simply incredible that any lawyer, or indeed any sane person, would give such advice.
Synonyms
of sound mind, right in the head, in one's right mind, in possession of all one's faculties, able to reason clearly, able to think clearly, lucid, clear-headed, rational, coherent, balanced, well balanced, stable, normal
1. 1.1 (of an undertaking or manner) reasonable; sensible.
  （行为）明智的，清醒的；合情合理的
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is no sane reason to review the acting or storyline in A Night To Dismember.
  I know nothing about shoe repair and resizing so I was wondering if this is a sane undertaking or if I should just cut my losses.
  Persuade me also that there's a sane reason for dropping Cadenza from National Radio.
  Synonyms
  sensible, practical, advisable, responsible, realistic, full of common sense, prudent, circumspect, pragmatic, wise, reasonable, rational, mature, level-headed, commonsensical, judicious, politic, sound, balanced, sober

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin sanus ‘healthy’.

词汇	sane
释义	Definition of sane in English: sane adjective seɪnseɪn 1(of a person) of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill. （人）心智健全的，神志正常的；不疯的，无精神疾病的 hard work kept me sane 努力工作使我心智正常。 Example sentencesExamples Michael is also the most sane member of this very, very dysfunctional family. Alana left in a hurry, leaving Angela wondering if her Mom had any sane friends left in Fallon Creek. If you go to your local restaurant and behave like a sane person, no one cares. Every sane person will expect the Government to take sensible precautions. Either way, nobody knew the man's mental state, but it was believed he was perfectly sane. The sane traveler takes with them an almost inexhaustible supply of patience. I tend to think trading virtual futility for spiritual futility is a step no sane person would take. Now that there have been two consultations, no sane person can claim that they have not had the opportunity to have their say! She raised an eyebrow; most people didn't seem to think she was sane when they first met her. The decision reopens a longstanding debate about whether mentally ill inmates can be executed if they are sane only while taking drugs. As we would all like to believe, Canada is a sane country and we are a sane people. Can any sane person accept that a civilized world should function in this way? The state had one expert and he never came out and actually testified that she was sane. Surely no sane person believes that this explosion of violence is restricted to our country. The Yorkshire Ripper was last night claimed to be planning a bid for freedom - by proving he is now sane. Second, because it is simply incredible that any lawyer, or indeed any sane person, would give such advice. Any sane person will agree that the culprit of the Kitwe accident cannot be described as a normal person. I have to watch my mouth around them and can't act crazy because they're so sane. No sane person would, for example, start a high street pizzeria without first doing some homework concerning the market. I wanted to prove to them that I was sane, and I figured the best way to do that would to act as calm as possible. Synonyms of sound mind, right in the head, in one's right mind, in possession of all one's faculties, able to think/reason clearly, lucid, clear-headed, rational, coherent, balanced, well balanced, stable, normal Latin compos mentis informal all there 1.1 Reasonable or sensible. a sane discussion of the important social issues of our time Example sentencesExamples I know nothing about shoe repair and resizing so I was wondering if this is a sane undertaking or if I should just cut my losses. There is no sane reason to review the acting or storyline in A Night To Dismember. Persuade me also that there's a sane reason for dropping Cadenza from National Radio. Synonyms sensible, practical, advisable, responsible, realistic, full of common sense, prudent, circumspect, pragmatic, wise, reasonable, rational, mature, level-headed, commonsensical, judicious, politic, sound, balanced, sober Derivatives sanely adverb ˈseɪnliˈseɪnli When he was writing at the beginning of the last century, such a word was ‘utopian’: ‘The mere utterance of it could damn any scheme, no matter how sanely conceived, of economic amelioration or regeneration’. Example sentencesExamples Regardless of which university we happen to be attending, one inevitably considers some variety of the question of how to live sanely in a difficult time. Divorce laws were passed to stop unhappiness continuing in homes for longer than necessary and to help couples undo what they could no longer sanely do. In the long run, you can't sanely compete with the open-source mentality. No one could sanely oppose the purchase of up-to-date equipment; but many of our military challenges require a response from an army with substantial manpower. saneness noun ˈseɪnnəsˈseɪnnɪs ‘I'm not extreme at either end of the scale,’ he says, ‘I like to fly in a helicopter - it's truly exciting and an opportunity to make a living - but hiking up and skiing down adds a great degree of safety and saneness to any ‘big peak’ skiing. Example sentencesExamples There was only person helping him keep his semblance of saneness. She was the water in the battle, the protein in the beans and the gentle but firm voice calling us to a sound and shared saneness. You think it's going to come down to procreating to ensure the future of saneness? ‘Having positive people around is a really important piece to keeping your saneness in having a baby,’ she said. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin sanus 'healthy'. sanity from Late Middle English: Latin sanus meant ‘healthy’ which is the first recorded sense of sanity in English. Current meanings date from the early 17th century when sane was first recorded, although insane dates from the mid 16th century. Sanitary, sanitation, and sanatorium where you go to recover your health, all 19th century, come from the same root. Rhymes abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne Definition of sane in US English: sane adjectivesānseɪn 1(of a person) of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill. （人）心智健全的，神志正常的；不疯的，无精神疾病的 hard work kept me sane 努力工作使我心智正常。 Example sentencesExamples Alana left in a hurry, leaving Angela wondering if her Mom had any sane friends left in Fallon Creek. I wanted to prove to them that I was sane, and I figured the best way to do that would to act as calm as possible. The sane traveler takes with them an almost inexhaustible supply of patience. The state had one expert and he never came out and actually testified that she was sane. Can any sane person accept that a civilized world should function in this way? Michael is also the most sane member of this very, very dysfunctional family. I tend to think trading virtual futility for spiritual futility is a step no sane person would take. As we would all like to believe, Canada is a sane country and we are a sane people. The Yorkshire Ripper was last night claimed to be planning a bid for freedom - by proving he is now sane. Surely no sane person believes that this explosion of violence is restricted to our country. The decision reopens a longstanding debate about whether mentally ill inmates can be executed if they are sane only while taking drugs. Every sane person will expect the Government to take sensible precautions. No sane person would, for example, start a high street pizzeria without first doing some homework concerning the market. Any sane person will agree that the culprit of the Kitwe accident cannot be described as a normal person. If you go to your local restaurant and behave like a sane person, no one cares. Either way, nobody knew the man's mental state, but it was believed he was perfectly sane. I have to watch my mouth around them and can't act crazy because they're so sane. She raised an eyebrow; most people didn't seem to think she was sane when they first met her. Now that there have been two consultations, no sane person can claim that they have not had the opportunity to have their say! Second, because it is simply incredible that any lawyer, or indeed any sane person, would give such advice. Synonyms of sound mind, right in the head, in one's right mind, in possession of all one's faculties, able to reason clearly, able to think clearly, lucid, clear-headed, rational, coherent, balanced, well balanced, stable, normal 1.1 (of an undertaking or manner) reasonable; sensible. （行为）明智的，清醒的；合情合理的 Example sentencesExamples There is no sane reason to review the acting or storyline in A Night To Dismember. I know nothing about shoe repair and resizing so I was wondering if this is a sane undertaking or if I should just cut my losses. Persuade me also that there's a sane reason for dropping Cadenza from National Radio. Synonyms sensible, practical, advisable, responsible, realistic, full of common sense, prudent, circumspect, pragmatic, wise, reasonable, rational, mature, level-headed, commonsensical, judicious, politic, sound, balanced, sober Origin Early 17th century: from Latin sanus ‘healthy’.
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