sane

Pronunciation: /seɪn/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
  2. adjective marked by sound judgment

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Semantic network

Similar
in his right mind, lucid, compos mentis
Opposite (antonyms)
insane

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