sobriety

Noun

Meaning

Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.

Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity; seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

soberness temperance gravity abstinence moderation dryness calmness solemnity seriousness somberness abstemiousness sombreness graveness staidness sedateness
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Antonyms

intoxication drunkenness substance abuse drug abuse comedy drinking
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Hypernyms

temperance abstinence moderation sincerity earnestness seriousness

Phrases with the word

with sobriety

Anagrams

sorbyite

Examples

I hate feelings. Why does sobriety have to come with feelings? Augusten Burroughs

You can't legislate sobriety. Robert Zemeckis

Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing. Gary Oldman

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either. Henry Ward Beecher

In the Hindu sphere of influence, by contrast, this kind of sobriety and intellectual discipline is the exception rather than the rule. Serious integrated teaching of Vedic tradition is as yet available only on the margin, as in the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam. Koenraad Elst

Sobriety is okay enough," Denny says, "but someday, I'd like to live a life based on doing good stuff instead of just not doing bad stuff. You know? Chuck Palahniuk

Close letter words and terms

sobrassada sobre-vest sobremesa sobriquet sobriquetical sobuzoxane