English Explanatory Dictionary

insobriety

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-insobriety.wav

Word forms

insobriety insobrieties

Etymology

From in- (“not”) + sobriety, possibly influenced by and punning on inebriation, intoxication, where in- has the sense “in, into”.

Antonyms

sobriety
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