sanity

/ˈsænədi/

/ˈsænɪti/

Other forms: sanities

Sanity is the opposite of insanity. When you have sanity, you're mentally healthy and not acting crazy.

Sanity is a word for having a healthy state of mind — people with sanity don't have any loose marbles. Outside of mental hospitals, people often use this word in an exaggerated way when they've had a stressful, difficult day, shouting "I'm losing my sanity!" But if you actually lost your sanity, you'd need some serious medical attention. Besides, it usually takes more than one bad day to push someone over the edge.

Definitions of sanity

1. noun

   normal or sound powers of mind
   synonyms: saneness

   antonyms:

   insanity

   relatively permanent disorder of the mind

   types:

   lucidity

   a lucid state of mind; not confused

   rationality, reason, reasonableness

   the state of having good sense and sound judgment

   type of:

   mental health

   the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment