sobriety

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1. Gravity in bearing, manner, or treatment.

2. Moderation in or abstinence from consumption of alcoholic liquor or use of drugs: "three years of drug-free sobriety" (Ron Rosenbaum). See Synonyms at abstinence.

[Middle English sobriete, from Old French, from Latin sbriets, from sbrius, sober; see sober.]

sobriety [səʊˈbraɪətɪ]

1. the state or quality of being sober

2. the quality of refraining from excess

3. the quality of being serious or sedate

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Noun	1.	sobriety - the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol soberness temporary state - a state that continues for a limited time
	2.	sobriety - moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs dryness temperance, moderation - the trait of avoiding excesses
	3.	sobriety - a manner that is serious and solemn graveness, gravity, soberness, somberness, sombreness serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice stodginess, stuffiness - dull and pompous gravity
	4.	sobriety - abstaining from excess temperance abstinence - act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

sobriety

noun

1. abstinence, temperance, abstemiousness, moderation, self-restraint, soberness, nonindulgence the boredom of a lifetime of sobriety

2. seriousness, gravity, steadiness, restraint, composure, coolness, calmness, solemnity, reasonableness, level-headedness, staidness, sedateness the values society depends upon, such as honesty, sobriety and trust

Translations

sobriety [səʊˈbraɪətɪ] N

1. (= not being drunk) sobriety test > (US) → prueba f de alcoholemia

2. (= seriousness, sedateness) → seriedad f, sobriedad f

3. (= subdued nature) → sobriedad f, discreción f

sobriety [səˈbraɪɪəti] n

(= not being drunk) → sobriété f

(= seriousness, sedateness) → sérieux m

sobriety

(= not being drunk) → Nüchternheit f; she maintained her sobriety for 7 years → sie hat 7 Jahre lang nicht getrunken

(= seriousness, sedateness) → Solidität f; (of dress etc) → Schlichtheit f, → Dezentheit f; (of colour) → Gedecktheit f

sobriety [səʊˈbraɪətɪ] n

a. (not being drunk) → sobrietà

b. (seriousness, sedateness) → sobrietà, pacatezza

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abstemiousness abstinence abstinent Abstinently Apollonian austerity Drunkenness dryness earnestness frivolity graveness gravity insobriety moderation modesty serious-mindedness seriousness sincerity Soberness	Thenceforward he pursued that plan, and by zeal and diligence rose to be Chief, and sobriety is unknown in the region subject to his sway. Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context He was indeed a thoughtless, giddy youth, with little sobriety in his manners, and less in his countenance; and would often very impudently and indecently laugh at his companion for his serious behaviour. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context Philolaus introduced the law for the equal distribution of goods; Plato that for the community of women, children, and goods, and also for public tables for the women; and one concerning drunkenness, that they might observe sobriety in their symposiums. A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context	sob out sob sister sob story sob stuff soba sobbing sobbingly sobeit sober sober down sober up sober-headed sober-minded sobering Soberize soberly Soberness Sobers sobersided sobersides sobole Soboles Soboliferous sobralia Sobranje sobriety sobriety coach sobriquet Soc Soc and sac Soc. soca socage socager soccer soccer ball soccer game soccer mom soccer pitch soccer player soccerball Socceroos Soche Sochi sociability sociable Sociable bird Sociableness sociably social social accounting	SobolShchikov-Samarin, Nikolai Ivanovich Sobor Sobor Sobornoe Ulozhenie of 1649 Sobotni Bielanski Bieg Poranny Soboul, Marius Albert SOBP SOBPI SOBQ SOBR SOBRA sobralia Sobraliinae Sobrang Ok Pare Sobranje SOBRAPE Sobre la par Sobre-Loja Sobrecalentamiento Sobrecomprado Sobreemision Sobresuscripcion Sobresuscripta Sobrevaluado Sobrevendido sobriety Sobriety checkpoints sobriety coach Sobriety Lost Its Priority Sobriety-Trained Officers Representing Mississippi Söbrigen Söbringen sobriquet sobriquet sobriquet Sobriquets Sobriquets Sobriquets sobs sobs sobs sobs SOBSI SOBT SOBTF SOBU Sobukwe, Robert SOBUS SOBW SOBWZ SOC SOC SOC Soc and sac SOC-M SOC-MI-DFE

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Thenceforward he pursued that plan, and by zeal and diligence rose to be Chief, and sobriety is unknown in the region subject to his sway.

Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

He was indeed a thoughtless, giddy youth, with little sobriety in his manners, and less in his countenance; and would often very impudently and indecently laugh at his companion for his serious behaviour.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

Philolaus introduced the law for the equal distribution of goods; Plato that for the community of women, children, and goods, and also for public tables for the women; and one concerning drunkenness, that they might observe sobriety in their symposiums.

A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context

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