sobriety
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French sobriete, from Latin sobrietas.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /səˈbɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /səˈbɹaɪ.ə.ti/, [səˈbɹaɪ.ə.ɾi]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /səˈbɹɑɪ.ə.ti/, [səˈbɹɑɪ.ə.ɾi]
- Rhymes: -aɪɪti
Noun[edit]
sobriety (countable and uncountable, plural sobrieties)
- The quality or state of being sober.
- The quality or state of not being intoxicated.
- The quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful.
- The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm.
- A state of moderation or seriousness.
- Modesty in color or style.
- Soundness of judgment.
Synonyms[edit]
- (quality or state of not being intoxicated): soberness; see also Thesaurus:drunkenness#Antonyms
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “quality or state of not being intoxicated”): drunkenness, intoxication; see also Thesaurus:drunkenness
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
quality or state of being sober
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quality or state of not being intoxicated
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁egʷʰ-
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:English/aɪɪti
- Rhymes:English/aɪɪti/4 syllables
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- English nouns
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- English countable nouns
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