Definition of SANE

sane

Adjective

  • Mentally sound and rational; not mad.
  • mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
    • "appears to be completely sane"

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by sound judgment
    • "sane nuclear policy"

Adj

  • Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
  • Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner.
  • Rational; reasonable; sensible.

Verb

Verb Forms: saned, saning, sanes

  • To make holy or to bless.

Examples

  • a sane mind
  • a sane person
  • After a long losing streak, she needed to SANE her tiles, hoping for better luck.
  • It takes a SANE mind to keep track of all the two-letter words available for Scrabble.
  • Try to go to bed at a sane time before your exams.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

reasonable, balanced, compos mentis, in one's right mind, in possession of one's faculties, lucid, play with a full deck, rational, sane, sound-minded

Scrabble Score: 4

sane: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sane: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sane: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

sane: valid Words With Friends Word