Sobriety Definition

sə-brīĭ-tē, sō-
noun
The state or quality of being sober.
Webster's New World
Sobriety is a serious state of mind, or when you are not affected by drugs, alcohol or other substances.
An example of sobriety is your state of mind at a funeral.
An example of sobriety is when you do not take drugs or consume alcohol.
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Soundness of judgement.
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Origin of Sobriety

  • Middle English sobriete from Old French from Latin sōbrietās from sōbrius sober sober

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sobriety Sentence Examples

  • He was well adapted to his time by his good sense and sobriety of judgment.

  • The buildings of the latest French style keep a certain purity and sobriety in Normandy which they do not keep elsewhere.

  • A greater sobriety of tone was introduced both into life and literature with the accession of Vespasian.

  • As an advocate he occasionally forgets that sobriety of judgment and expression become an historian.

  • He is almost invariably an old soldier, a sergent who has left the army with a first-class character, honesty and sobriety being indispensable qualifications.

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