sane

[seyn] /seɪn/
adjective, saner, sanest.
1.
free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind:
a sane person.
2.
having or showing reason, sound judgment, or good sense:
sane advice.
3.
sound; healthy.
Origin
1620-30; < Latin sānus healthy
Related forms
sanely, adverb
saneness, noun
nonsane, adjective
nonsanely, adverb
nonsaneness, noun
Can be confused
sane, Seine.
Synonyms
2. reasonable, sensible, judicious, level-headed.

SANE

[seyn] /seɪn/
noun
1.
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Origin
official shortening of its by-name Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy
Examples from the web for sane
  • But if they are sane men, moved by motive, they are such stuff as anarchists are made of.
British Dictionary definitions for sane

sane

/seɪn/
adjective
1.
sound in mind; free from mental disturbance
2.
having or showing reason, good judgment, or sound sense
3.
(obsolete) healthy
Derived Forms
sanely, adverb
saneness, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin sānus healthy
Word Origin and History for sane
adj.

1721, back-formation from sanity or else from Latin sanus "sound, healthy," in figurative or transferred use, "of sound mind, rational, sane," also, of style, "correct;" of uncertain origin. Used earlier, of the body, with the sense of "healthy" (1620s). Related: Sanely.

sane in Medicine

sane (sān)
adj.
Of sound mind; mentally healthy.

sane'ness n.
Related Abbreviations for sane

SANE

sulfur and nitrogen emissions