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Sober

//ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)// adj, name, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not drunk; not intoxicated.
  2. 2
    Not under the influence of any recreational drug.

    "Ten months sober, I must admit Just because you're clean, don't mean you don't miss it"

  3. 3
    Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.

    "Amid all the confusion and disorder that sin has introduced into the world, the Christian in union with God has a grace or Divine help that enables him to live the sober, self-restrained life."

  4. 4
    Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled. figuratively

    "God help me to watch and to be sober."

  5. 5
    Dull; not bright or colorful.

    "Twilight grey / Had in her sober livery all things clad."

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  1. 6
    Subdued; solemn; grave.

    "See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed baby."

  2. 7
    Poor; feeble. Scotland
Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking brightness or color; dull wordnet
  2. 2
    not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) wordnet
  3. 3
    dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises wordnet
  4. 4
    completely lacking in playfulness wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Verb
  1. 1
    To make or become sober. often, with-up

    "There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, / And drinking largely sobers us again."

  2. 2
    become sober after excessive alcohol consumption wordnet
  3. 3
    To overcome or lose a state of intoxication. often, with-up

    "It took him hours to sober up."

  4. 4
    become more realistic wordnet
  5. 5
    To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.

    "Losing his job was a sobering experience."

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  1. 6
    cause to become sober wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (“without”) + ebrius (“intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”). In the sense "not drunk," displaced native undrunken, from Old English undruncen.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (“without”) + ebrius (“intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”). In the sense "not drunk," displaced native undrunken, from Old English undruncen.

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