Sane — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

mentally healthy; free from mental disorder

marked by sound judgment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈeɪn/.

Examples

appears to be completely sane
sane nuclear policy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reasonable

Antonyms

insane

Parts of Speech

adjective	mentally healthy; free from mental disorder “appears to be completely sane”
adjective	marked by sound judgment “sane nuclear policy”

Word Forms

saneness	noun	normal or sound powers of mind
sanity	noun	normal or sound powers of mind
reasonableness	noun	the state of having good sense and sound judgment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vernünftig

geistig gesund; frei von psychischen Störungen

🇫🇷French

sain

mentalement sain; exempt de troubles mentaux

🇪🇸Spanish

cuerdo

mentalmente sano; libre de trastorno mental

🇮🇹Italian

sano di mente

mentalmente sano; esente da disturbi mentali

🇳🇱Dutch

verstandig

geestelijk gezond; vrij van geestelijke stoornis

🇵🇹Portuguese

são

mentalmente saudável; livre de transtorno mental

🇷🇺Russian

в здравом уме

психически здоров; свободен от психического расстройства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एसऐएनई

मानसिक रूप से स्वस्थ; मानसिक विकार से मुक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

বুদ্ধিমান

মানসিকভাবে সুস্থ; মানসিক ব্যাধি থেকে মুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

புத்திசாலி

மன ஆரோக்கியம்; மனக் கோளாறிலிருந்து விடுபடுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలివిగలవాడు

మానసికంగా ఆరోగ్యకరమైన; మానసిక రుగ్మత నుండి ఉచితం

🇮🇳Marathi

समजूतदार

मानसिकदृष्ट्या निरोगी; मानसिक विकारांपासून मुक्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજદાર

માનસિક રીતે સ્વસ્થ; માનસિક વિકારથી મુક્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವೇಕಯುತ

ಮಾನಸಿಕವಾಗಿ ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕರ; ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆಯಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുബോധമുള്ള

മാനസിക ആരോഗ്യം; മാനസിക വിഭ്രാന്തിയിൽ നിന്ന് മുക്തം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝਦਾਰ

ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਿਹਤਮੰਦ; ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

سمجھدار

ذہنی طور پر صحت مند؛ ذہنی خرابی سے پاک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

理智的

心理健康；没有精神障碍

🇯🇵Japanese

正気の

精神的に健康。精神障害から解放される

🇰🇷Korean

제정신의

정신적으로 건강하다; 정신 장애가 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tỉnh táo

khỏe mạnh về tinh thần; thoát khỏi rối loạn tâm thần

🇹🇭Thai

มีสติ

มีสุขภาพจิตดี ปราศจากความผิดปกติทางจิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

waras

sehat secara mental; bebas dari gangguan jiwa

🇵🇭Filipino

matino

malusog sa pag-iisip; malaya sa mental disorder

🇲🇾Malay

waras

sihat mental; bebas dari gangguan jiwa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عاقل

سليم عقليا. خالية من الاضطرابات النفسية

🇮🇷Persian

عاقل

سلامت روان؛ عاری از اختلال روانی

🇹🇷Turkish

aklı başında

zihinsel olarak sağlıklı; zihinsel bozukluktan arınmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁפוּי בְּדַעתוֹ

בריא נפשית; נקי מהפרעה נפשית

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