sobriety

English

Etymology

From Old French sobriete, from Latin sobrietas.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪɪti

Noun

sobriety (countable and uncountable, plural sobrieties)

The quality or state of being sober.
The quality or state of not being intoxicated.
The quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful.
The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm.
A state of moderation or seriousness.
Modesty in color or style.
Soundness of judgement.

Synonyms

(quality or state of not being intoxicated): soberness; see also Thesaurus:drunkenness#Antonyms

Antonyms

(quality or state of not being intoxicated): drunkenness, intoxication; see also Thesaurus:drunkenness

Derived terms

insobriety

Related terms

▼ <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*h%E2%82%81eg%CA%B7%CA%B0-' title='Category:English terms derived from the PIE root *h₁egʷʰ-'>English terms derived from the PIE root *h₁egʷʰ-</a>‎ (0 c, 19 e)

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/ebrious' title='ebrious'>ebrious</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/ensober' title='ensober'>ensober</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/inebriacy' title='inebriacy'>inebriacy</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/inebriant' title='inebriant'>inebriant</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/inebriate' title='inebriate'>inebriate</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/inebriated' title='inebriated'>inebriated</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/inebriation' title='inebriation'>inebriation</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/inebriety' title='inebriety'>inebriety</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/inebrious' title='inebrious'>inebrious</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/insobriety' title='insobriety'>insobriety</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sober' title='sober'>sober</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/soberer' title='soberer'>soberer</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/soberize' title='soberize'>soberize</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/soberly' title='soberly'>soberly</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/soberness' title='soberness'>soberness</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sobersides' title='sobersides'>sobersides</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sobriety' title='sobriety'>sobriety</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/unebriate' title='unebriate'>unebriate</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/unsober' title='unsober'>unsober</a>

Translations

quality or state of being sober

Czech: střízlivost f
French: sobriété (fr) f
Georgian: სიფხიზლე (sipxizle)
German: Nüchternheit (de) f, Ernsthaftigkeit f f (of character), Gedecktheit f (of colours)
Greek: νηφαλιότητα (el) f (nifaliótita)
Japanese: しらふ (ja) (shirafu)

Portuguese: sobriedade (pt) f
Romanian: sobrietate (ro), cumpătare (ro)
Russian: тре́звость (ru) f (trézvostʹ)
Slovak: triezvosť f
Spanish: austeridad (es) f
Swedish: nykterhet

quality or state of not being intoxicated

Czech: střízlivost f
Finnish: raittius (fi), selvyys (fi)
Georgian: სიფხიზლე (sipxizle)
German: Nüchternheit (de) f
Greek: νηφαλιότητα (el) f (nifaliótita)
Ancient: νηφαλισμός f (nēphalismós)

Portuguese: sobriedade (pt)
Russian: тре́звость (ru) f (trézvostʹ)
Slovak: triezvosť f
Spanish: sobriedad f
Swedish: nykterhet

Anagrams

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