sobriety en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [səˈbɹaɪ.ə.ɾi] (Canada, US)
- /səˈbɹɑɪ.ə.ti/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /səˈbɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/ (UK)
- /səˈbɹaɪ.ə.ti/ (Canada, US)
- [səˈbɹɑɪ.ə.ɾi] (Australia)
Etymology
From Old French sobriete, from Latin sobrietas.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being sober.
The judge spoke with calm sobriety about the case.
maintain sobriety
He celebrated five years of sobriety.
period of sobriety
- (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being sober. ▸ The quality or state of not being intoxicated.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being sober. ▸ The quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being sober. ▸ The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being sober. ▸ A state of moderation or seriousness.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being sober. ▸ Modesty in color or style.
- (countable, uncountable) Soundness of judgment.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sobrieties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
intoxication · drunkenness (antonym(s) of)
Deriveds
field sobriety test · unsobriety · insobriety
Synonyms
soberness (quality or state of not being intoxicated)
Translations (46)
es sobriedad (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · bg трезвеност (quality or state of being sober) · tr ayıklık (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · ro cumpătare (quality or state of being sober) · ro sobrietate (quality or state of being sober) · pt sobriedade (quality or state of being sober) · ka სიფხიზლე (quality or state of being sober) · fi selvyys (quality or state of being sober) · sk triezvosť (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · az ayıqlıq (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · af nugterheid (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · hu józanság (quality or state of being sober) · cs střízlivost (quality or state of being sober) · it sobrietà (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · de Gedecktheit (quality or state of being sober) · el νηφαλιότητα (quality or state of being sober) · ru тре́звость (quality or state of being sober) · es sobriedad (quality or state of being sober) · tr ayıklık (quality or state of being sober) · nl nuchterheid (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · ja しらふ (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · ru тре́звость (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · la sōbrietās (quality or state of being sober) · fi raittius (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · sk triezvosť (quality or state of being sober) · pt sobriedade (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · sv nykterhet (quality or state of being sober) · fr sobriété (quality or state of being sober) · it sobrietà (quality or state of being sober) · nl nuchterheid (quality or state of being sober) · fi selvyys (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · cs střízlivost (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · no edruelighet (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · uk твере́зість (quality or state of being sober) · grc νηφαλισμός (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · de Nüchternheit (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · es austeridad (quality or state of being sober) · sv nykterhet (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · de Ernsthaftigkeit (quality or state of being sober) · de Nüchternheit (quality or state of being sober) · pt austeridade (quality or state of being sober) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹 (quality or state of being sober) · ja しらふ (quality or state of being sober) · el νηφαλιότητα (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · da ædruelighed (quality or state of not being intoxicated) · ka სიფხიზლე (quality or state of not being intoxicated)