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Sober Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Sober?
[adj] lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes"
[adj] not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) [adj] dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [adj] completely lacking in playfulness [v] become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up" [v] become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up" [v] cause to become sober; "A sobering thought" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sober: cold sober | colorless | colourless | drab | dry | grave | sedate | serious | sober up | solemn | somber | sombre | stone-sober | teetotal | uninebriated | unintoxicated | unplayful Related Terms | Find terms related to Sober: See Also | alter | become | booze | change | drink | fuddle | get | go Sober In Webster's Dictionary \Sober\, a. [Compar. {Soberer}; superl. {Soberest}.] [OE.
sobre, F. sobre, from L. sobrius, probably from a prefix so-
expressing separation + ebrius drunken. Cf. {Ebriety}.]
1. Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually
temperate; as, a sober man.
That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and
sober life, to the glory of Thy holy name. --Bk. of
Com. Prayer.
2. Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the
sot may at times be sober.
3. Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with
passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason;
self-controlled; self-possessed.
There was not a sober person to be had; all was
tempestuous and blustering. --Druden.
No sober man would put himself into danger for the
applause of escaping without breaking his neck.
--Dryden.
4. Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as,
sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
5. Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or
color; solemn; grave; sedate.
What parts gay France from sober Spain? --Prior.
See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed
baby. --Pope.
Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things
clad. --Milton.
Syn: Grave; temperate; abstinent; abstemious; moderate;
regular; steady; calm; quiet; cool; collected;
dispassionate; unimpassioned; sedate; staid; serious;
solemn; somber. See {Grave}.
\So"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sobered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sobering}.] To make sober. There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. --Pope. \So"ber\, v. i. To become sober; -- often with down. Vance gradually sobered down. --Ld. Lytton. |
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