how to pronounce sanity

/ˈsænətiː/

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sanity is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of sanity in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in to bring back the sanity in the repo …”

meaning of sanity

Sanity means the state of being sane or in possession of one's mental faculties.

sanity frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word sanity occurs in english on average 8.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.