saneness

noun

as in sanity
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities a woman of remarkable saneness, considering the fact that she had just spent a rainy week in a cabin with four kids

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  1. sanity
  2. mind
Noun
  • Allaway has spent the last few decades in various locked mental health facilities across California, despite numerous attempts to argue that his sanity has been restored and that he should be allowed to leave the secure hospital facilities.
    — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 July 2026
  • That’s about as pleasant as things ever get for Weir, whose sanity steadily unravels over the course of the film, culminating in one of its most potent scares.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Definition of sanity
Noun
  • Keep in mind that power lines that are laying on the ground may be live.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • To my mind that’s Union Station, the epicenter of the city’s rail and transit system and the doorway into its sprawling and grid-like downtown district.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of mind
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“Saneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saneness. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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