Vocabulary
Sanity
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner; sound mental health.
Urdu meaning
پاکیزگی، دانا، ثنات عقل
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It is hoped sanity would prevail.
- The Indian troops were mobilised in large numbers in 2001-02 along the Pakistan border and as Zahid Hussain recently noted `there was an imminent threat of a full-fledged war between the two countries, but sanity prevailed.
- They stand as sentinels of sanity, choosing principles over populism.
- T a time when bellicosity most of it originating in New Delhi is drowning out rational discourse in i he subcontinent, sanity must be given room.
- In 2002, there was imminent threat of a fullfledged war between the two countries, but sanity prevailed.
Synonyms
soundness of mind, mental health, mental faculties, balance, balance of mind, stability
Curator example
“I began to doubt my own sanity”
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