sobriety
[noun]
Synonyms:
- abstinence, abstemiousness, moderation, nonindulgence, soberness, temperance
- seriousness, gravity, level-headedness, solemnity, staidness, steadiness

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Antonyms: insobriety
Contrasted words: excitement, drunkenness, intoxication, abandonment
Related Words: gravity, sedateness, seriousness, soberness

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so‧bri‧e‧ty /səˈbraɪəti/ noun [uncountable] formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: sobrieté, from Latin sobrietas, from sobrius; ⇒ sober¹]

1. when someone is not drunk:
John had periods of sobriety, but always went back to drinking.

2. behaviour that shows a serious attitude to life

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