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Definitions of sobriety

1. a manner that is serious and solemn Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

2. the state of being sober The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

3. abstaining from excess Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

4. moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or drugs Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

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

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

7. Constant temperance; calmness; seriousness; gravity of manner. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

8. State or habit of being sober: calmness: gravity. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

9. Habitual temperance, especially in drinking spirituous liquors; freedom from intoxication; habitual freedom from passion; seriousness; gravity. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

10. The state or quality of being habitually free from the influence of strong drink; habitual freedom from heat and passion; gravity; calmness. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

11. Being SOBER. [French] Concise Oxford Dictionary

12. n. Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors ;-habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or overheated imagination - gravity without sadness or melancholy ; moderation ; calmness ; coolness ; staidness ; seriousness ; solemnity. Cabinet Dictionary