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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | sanus 'healthy, sane' |
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sane
1HBH able to think in a normal and reasonable way [≠ insane, mentally ill; ↪ sanity]: 
No sane person would want to kill a baby.
No sane person would want to kill a baby.2 reasonable and based on sensible thinking : a sane and sensible approach to gun control
a sane and sensible approach to gun control3 to stop someone from thinking about their problems and becoming upset : The only thing that kept me sane was music.
keep somebody sane
also stay/remain saneMPThe only thing that kept me sane was music. —sanely adverb
