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1. (n.) sobriety
the state or quality of being sober.
2. sobriety
temperance or moderation, esp. in the use of alcoholic beverages.
3. sobriety
seriousness or solemnity.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME sobrietie (< OF sobriete) < L sōbrietās <sōbri(us)sober);
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) soberness, sobriety
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
2. (noun) sobriety, dryness
moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
3. (noun) graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness
a manner that is serious and solemn
4. (noun) sobriety, temperance
abstaining from excess
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1. (noun) sobriety
habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety
2. (noun) sobriety
habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity; seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years
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