SANER
What does "SANER" mean?
The comparative form of 'sane': more sound of mind, sensible, or reasonable.
Meanings
- More mentally sound or rational than someone or something else. After a week's rest she felt saner than she had in months.
- More sensible, prudent, or reasonable as a course of action. Walking away was the saner choice than arguing all night.
Word origin
Comparative of 'sane', from Latin 'sanus' meaning 'healthy, sound', via the phrase 'mens sana' (a sound mind); the '-er' ending is the native English comparative.
Remember it
SANER hides SANE inside it - just add the comparative 'R' to climb one rung toward reason.
A little poem
Not cured, not calm, but one degree more clear-
the saner morning after a screaming year.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my therapist I felt saner. She said that's still a comparison, so the question is: saner than what?
What it teaches
Sanity is rarely arrived at; it is approached, one slightly saner choice at a time.
Quick facts
What does SANER mean?
The comparative form of 'sane': more sound of mind, sensible, or reasonable.
Is SANER a valid word?
Yes — SANER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SANER?
SANER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SANER come from?
Comparative of 'sane', from Latin 'sanus' meaning 'healthy, sound', via the phrase 'mens sana' (a sound mind); the '-er' ending is the native English comparative.
What can SANER teach us?
Sanity is rarely arrived at; it is approached, one slightly saner choice at a time.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.