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adjective
1.
not intoxicated or drunk.
2.
habitually temperate, especially in the use of liquor.
3.
quiet or sedate in demeanor, as persons.
4.
marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor, speech, etc.: a sober occasion.
5.
EXPANDsubdued in tone, as color; not gay or showy, as clothes.
6.
free from excess, extravagance, or exaggeration: sober facts.
7.
showing self-control: sober restraint.
8.
COLLAPSEsane or rational: a sober solution to the problem.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
9.
to make or become sober: (often followed by up).
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English sobre < Old French < Latin sōbrius
1300–50; Middle English sobre < Old French < Latin sōbrius
Related forms
so·ber·ing·ly, adverb
so·ber·ly, adverb
so·ber·ness, noun
non·so·ber, adjective
non·so·ber·ly, adverb
EXPANDnon·so·ber·ness, noun
non·so·ber·ing, adjective
qua·si-so·ber, adjective
qua·si-so·ber·ly, adverb
un·so·ber, adjective
un·so·ber·ly, adverb
un·so·ber·ness, noun
un·so·bered, adjective
un·so·ber·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. abstinent, abstemious. 4. serious, quiet, sedate, subdued, staid. See grave2. 5. somber, dull. 7. composed, collected. 8. reasonable, sound.
2. abstinent, abstemious. 4. serious, quiet, sedate, subdued, staid. See grave2. 5. somber, dull. 7. composed, collected. 8. reasonable, sound.
Antonyms
4. gay.
4. gay.
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Word Origin & History
sober
c.1300, "grave, serious, solemn," from O.Fr. sobre, from L. sobrius "not drunk, temperate," from se- "without" + ebrius "drunk," of unknown origin. Sense of "moderate, temperate," especially "abstaining from strong drink" is first attested mid-14c.; meaning "not drunk at the moment" is from late 14c.
EXPANDThe verb meaning "to become sober" is attested from 1820 (usually with up). Sobersides "sedate, serious-minded person" is recorded from 1705.
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