soberness
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so·ber
(sō′bər)adj. so·ber·er, so·ber·est
1. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
2. Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants: a former addict who has been sober for 10 years.
3. Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly: gave a sober assessment of the situation.
4. Serious or staid in character or conduct: Sober people refrained from making a judgment until all the facts came out. See Synonyms at serious.
5. Plain or subdued, as in decoration: sober attire.
tr. & intr.v. so·bered, so·ber·ing, so·bers
Phrasal Verb: To make or become sober: "He could not be dissuaded and set off again on his foolish way while we headed north, saddened and sobered by his recklessness, and by the waste of his hours" (Rick Bass).
sober up
1. To make or become free from intoxication: sobered herself up after the party; tried to sober up with coffee.
2. To make or become free from habitual intoxication: He has been trying to sober up for years.
[Middle English sobre, temperate, not inebriated, from Old French, from Latin sōbrius; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
so′ber·ly adv.
so′ber·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | soberness - the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol temporary state - a state that continues for a limited time drunkenness, inebriety, insobriety, tipsiness, intoxication, inebriation - a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol |
2. | soberness - a manner that is serious and solemn serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice stodginess, stuffiness - dull and pompous gravity |
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soberness
nounThe practice of refraining from use of alcoholic liquors:
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Translations
رَزانَه، تَعَقُّل، إنْضِباط النَّفْس
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soberhed
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triezvosť
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sober
(ˈsəubə) adjective1. not drunk. He was still sober when he left.
2. serious in mind. a sober mood.
3. (of colour) not bright. She wore a sober (grey) dress.
4. moderate; not overdone or too emotional. His account of the accident was factual and sober.
ˈsobering adjectivea sobering experience/thought.
ˈsoberly adverbˈsoberness noun
the quality which a thing, person etc has when sober. soberness of mind.
sober up to make or become (more) sober.
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