sanity
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈsæn.əˌti//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈsæn.ɪˌti//
- Canada//ˈsæn.ə.ti//
- Canada/[ˈsɛən.ə.ɾi]/
- Canada//ˈsæn.ɪ.ti//
The condition of being sane.
nom
- 1
The condition of being sane.
preserve one's sanity
lose your sanity
decree someone's sanity
The template is [Richard] Nixon’s “madman theory” of diplomatic engagement – shorthand for prompting your adversaries to doubt your sanity and mental instability to the point where they are intimidated into otherwise unlikely concessions.
- 2
Reasonable and rational behaviour.
Étymologie
From Middle English sanite, sanyte, sanytee, from Middle French sanité, from Latin sānitās, from sānus (“healthy”) + -itās (“-ity”). By surface analysis, sane + -ity.
Formes
- pluriel
- sanities