Meaning of SOBRIETY
| Pronunciation: | | su'brIitee
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- [n] abstaining from excess
- [n] a manner that is serious and solemn
- [n] moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or drugs
- [n] the state of being sober
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SOBRIETY is a 8 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | graveness, gravity, soberness, soberness, somberness, temperance |
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| | Antonyms: | | drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness | | |
| | See Also: | | abstinence, earnestness, moderation, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity, stodginess, stuffiness, temperance, temporary state | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \So*bri"e*ty\, n. [L. sobrietas: cf. F. sobri['e]t['e].
See {Sober}.]
1. Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of
spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.
Public sobriety is a relative duty. --Blackstone.
2. Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or
overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity;
seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years.
Mirth makes them not mad, Nor sobriety sad.
--Denham.
Syn: Soberness; temperance; abstinence; abstemiousness;
moderation; regularity; steadness; calmness; coolness;
sober-mindeness; sedateness; staidness; gravity;
seriousness; solemnity.
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