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Added 9 October 2026

sanity

/ˈsæn.əˌti/ noun

Latin root: sānitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sanity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Normal or sound powers of mind.

Origin

From Middle English sanite, sanyte, sanytee, from Middle French sanité, from Latin sānitās, from sānus (“healthy”) + -itās (“-ity”). By surface analysis, sane + -ity.

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