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SANITY
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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 ("sanity" 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 "sanity"):
lucidity (a lucid state of mind; not confused)
rationality; reason; reasonableness (the state of having good sense and sound judgment)
Antonym:
insanity (relatively permanent disorder of the mind)
Derivation:
sane (mentally healthy; free from mental disorder)
Context examples:
You do this, whose sanity we have reason to doubt, since you are not yet released from medical treatment for this very defect.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
God preserve my sanity, for to this I am reduced. Safety and the assurance of safety are things of the past.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
I was again astonished, for he addressed himself to the question with the impartiality of the completest sanity; he even took himself as an example when he mentioned certain things.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
This he backed up with arguments regarding his complete recovery, and adduced his own existing sanity.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
For my own part, I was under the conviction, despite my knowledge of the man's character and history, that his reason had been restored; and I felt under a strong impulse to tell him that I was satisfied as to his sanity, and would see about the necessary formalities for his release in the morning.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
When I went to move him, it became at once apparent that he had received some terrible injuries; there seemed none of that unity of purpose between the parts of the body which marks even lethargic sanity.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
