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English Dictionary: sobriety	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sobriety
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sobriety n the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol Synonym(s): soberness, sobriety Antonym(s): drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs Synonym(s): sobriety, dryness a manner that is serious and solemn Synonym(s): graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness abstaining from excess Synonym(s): sobriety, temperance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sobriety \Sobri"ety\, n. [L. sobrietas: cf. F. sobri[82]t[82]. 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.