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SANENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Normal or sound powers of mind
Synonyms:
saneness; sanity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("saneness" is a kind of...):
mental health (the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saneness"):
lucidity (a lucid state of mind; not confused)
rationality; reason; reasonableness (the state of having good sense and sound judgment)
Derivation:
sane (marked by sound judgment)
sane (mentally healthy; free from mental disorder)