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Definitions for: Sobriety
[n] abstaining from excess
[n] a manner that is serious and solemn
[n] moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or drugs
[n] the state of being sober
Webster (1913) Definition: So*bri"e*ty, n. [L. sobrietas: cf. F. sobri['e]t['e].
See Sober.]
1. Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of
spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.
Public sobriety is a relative duty. --Blackstone.
2. Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or
overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity;
seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years.
Mirth makes them not mad, Nor sobriety sad.
--Denham.
Syn: Soberness; temperance; abstinence; abstemiousness;
moderation; regularity; steadness; calmness; coolness;
sober-mindeness; sedateness; staidness; gravity;
seriousness; solemnity.
Synonyms: graveness, gravity, soberness, soberness, somberness, temperance
Antonyms: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness
See Also: abstinence, earnestness, moderation, serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity, stodginess, stuffiness, temperance, temporary state
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