🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

sanidade

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sa-ni-da-de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sanity/ˈsæn.ə.ti/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele lutou para preservar a sua sanidade."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner; sound mental health.

    "Working from home during the long lockdown tested my sanity."
  2. 2

    Good judgment and practical common sense.

    "We need to restore a sense of sanity to corporate financial policies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'sanitas', meaning health or soundness, which stems from 'sanus' (healthy). It entered the English language in the late 17th century, transitioning from a medical concept of bodily health to a psychological measure of mental soundness and rationality.

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