sobriety

English

Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French sobriete, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sobrietas.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪɪti

Noun

sobriety (countable and uncountable, plural sobrieties)

1. The quality or state of being sober.
   1. The quality or state of not being intoxicated.
   2. The quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful.
   3. The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm.
   4. A state of moderation or seriousness.
   5. Modesty in color or style.
2. Soundness of judgement.

Synonyms

• (quality or state of not being intoxicated): soberness; see also Thesaurus:drunkenness#Antonyms

Antonyms

• (quality or state of not being intoxicated): drunkenness, intoxication; see also Thesaurus:drunkenness

Derived terms

• insobriety

Translations

quality or state of being sober

• Czech: střízlivost f
• French: sobriété (fr) f
• Georgian: სიფხიზლე (sipxizle)
• German: Nüchternheit (de) f, Ernsthaftigkeit (de) f f (of character), Gedecktheit f (of colours)
• Greek: νηφαλιότητα (el) f (nifaliótita)
• Japanese: しらふ (ja) (shirafu)
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• Portuguese: sobriedade (pt) f
• Romanian: sobrietate (ro), cumpătare (ro)
• Russian: тре́звость (ru) f (trézvostʹ)
• Slovak: triezvosť f
• Spanish: austeridad (es) f
• Swedish: nykterhet (sv)

quality or state of not being intoxicated

• Czech: střízlivost f
• Finnish: raittius (fi), selvyys (fi)
• Georgian: სიფხიზლე (sipxizle)
• German: Nüchternheit (de) f
• Greek: νηφαλιότητα (el) f (nifaliótita)

  Ancient: νηφαλισμός f (nēphalismós)

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• Portuguese: sobriedade (pt)
• Russian: тре́звость (ru) f (trézvostʹ)
• Slovak: triezvosť f
• Spanish: sobriedad f
• Swedish: nykterhet (sv)

Further reading

• sobriety on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• sorbyite