sound mind

prepositional phrase

sane, rational, maintaining one's mental capability to act reasonably.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticusuallywith negationsane, rational, maintaining one's mental capability to act reasonably.

    A sound mind means as good a judgement as that mind is capable of from the nature of its organization.

    1894, A. H. P. Leuf, M. D., “The status of physical education.”, in Mind and Body, volume 1, Freidenker Publishing Company, page 9

Origin

By surface analysis, of (genitive proposition) + sound (“solid, stable, sturdy”) + mind (“reason”).

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APA

sound mind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20mind

MLA

“sound mind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20mind. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sound mind,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20mind.

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