English Explanatory Dictionary

sobriety

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/səˈbɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sobriety.wav /səˈbɹaɪ.ə.ti/ [səˈbɹaɪ.ə.ɾi] /səˈbɹɑɪ.ə.ti/ [səˈbɹɑɪ.ə.ɾi]

Word forms

sobriety sobrieties

Etymology

From Old French sobriete, from Latin sobrietas.

Synonyms

soberness

Antonyms

drunkenness intoxication

Derived words

field sobriety test insobriety unsobriety

Translations

Bulgarian: трезвеност Czech: střízlivost Dutch: nuchterheid French: sobriété Georgian: სიფხიზლე German: Nüchternheit German: Ernsthaftigkeit German: Gedecktheit Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹 Greek: νηφαλιότητα Hungarian: józanság Italian: sobrietà Japanese: しらふ Latin: sōbrietās Portuguese: sobriedade Portuguese: austeridade Romanian: sobrietate Romanian: cumpătare Russian: тре́звость Slovak: triezvosť Spanish: austeridad Spanish: sobriedad Swedish: nykterhet Turkish: ayıklık Ukrainian: твере́зість
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