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Soberness

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Noun

1. soberness, sobriety

the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol

2. graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness

a manner that is serious and solemn

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Soberness

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adjective
1. 
not drunk
2. 
not given to excessive indulgence in drink or any other activity
3. 
sedate and rational
a sober attitude to a problem
4. 
(of colours) plain and dull or subdued
5. 
free from exaggeration or speculation
he told us the sober truth
verb
6. (usually foll by up)
to make or become less intoxicated, reckless, etc

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Soberness

see synonyms of soberness
adjective
1. 
temperate or sparing in the use of alcoholic liquor
2. 
not drunk
3. 
temperate in any way; not extreme or extravagant
4. 
serious, solemn, grave, or sedate
5. 
not bright, garish, or flashy; quiet; plain
said of color, clothes, etc.
6. 
not exaggerated or distorted
the sober truth
7. 
characterized by reason, sanity, or self-control; showing mental and emotional balance
verb transitive, verb intransitive
8. 
to make or become sober
often with up or down

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Soberness

see synonyms of soberness
adj. so·ber·er, so·ber·est
1. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
2. Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants: a former addict who has been sober for 10 years.
3. Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly: gave a sober assessment of the situation.
4. Serious or staid in character or conduct: Sober people refrained from making a judgment until all the facts came out. See Synonyms at serious.
5. Plain or subdued, as in decoration: sober attire.
tr. & intr.v. so·bered, so·ber·ing, so·bers
To make or become sober: "He could not be dissuaded and set off again on his foolish way while we headed north, saddened and sobered by his recklessness, and by the waste of his hours" (Rick Bass).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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