sanity
noun
[ ˈsanɪti ]
• the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner; sound mental health.
• "I began to doubt my own sanity"
Similar:
soundness of mind,
mental health,
mental faculties,
balance,
balance of mind,
stability,
reason,
rationality,
saneness,
lucidity,
lucidness,
sense,
senses,
wits,
normality,
right-mindedness,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘health’): from Latin sanitas ‘health’, from sanus ‘healthy’. Current senses date from the early 17th century.
