Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sane

/seɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: sane
IPA: /seɪn/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.

adj

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.

adj

Rational; reasonable; sensible.

noun

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noun

Ellipsis of SANE disc, a type of black hole accretion disc.

adj

Acronym of standard and normal evolution.

Example Sentences

"a sane mind"
"a sane person"
"Shepard: What's wrong with your assistant? Dr. Warren: Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin. Dr. Manuel: Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one left! Dr. Warren: I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack."
"Try to go to bed at a sane time before your exams."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

saner (comparative) sanest (superlative) SANEs (plural)

Derived Forms

nonsane sanely saneness sanewash sanewashing sanism sanist unsane

Phrases

sane mind mental health compos mentis right-minded nome sane

Frequently Paired Words

sanity mental health compos mentis right-minded nome sane MAD

Synonyms

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

Homonyms

sain Seine (one pronunciation) seine

Antonyms

insane crazy unbalanced nonsane unsane

Rhymes With

main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain maintain

Questions

How do you pronounce sane?: The recorded pronunciation is /seɪn/.
What does sane mean?: Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
Where does sane come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (“healthy; sane”). Doublet of sound.

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