sobriety

Sobriety is a serious state of mind, or when you are not affected by drugs, alcohol or other substances.

(noun)

See sobriety in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the state or quality of being sober; specif.,

Origin: ME sobrete < OFr sobriete < L sobrietas < sobrius, sober

See sobriety in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Gravity in bearing, manner, or treatment.
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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sobriete

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin sōbrietās

Origin: , from sōbrius, sober; see sober

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