| sober | 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." "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 colour; 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) Synonym: Grave, temperate, abstinent, abstemious, moderate, regular, steady, calm, quiet, cool, collected, dispassionate, unimpassioned, sedate, staid, serious, solemn, somber. See Grave. Origin: OE. Sobre, F. Sobre, from L. Sobrius, probably from a prefix so- expressing separation + ebrius drunken. Cf. Ebriety. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sober | become sober after excessive alcohol consumption |
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| sober | become more realistic |
| sober | cause to become sober |
| sober | lacking brightness or color |
| sober | not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) |
| sober | dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises |
| sober | completely lacking in playfulness |
| sober | become sober after excessive alcohol consumption |
| sober | become more realistic |
| sober | tending to make sober or more serious |
| sober | in a grave and sober manner |
| sober | a manner that is serious and solemn |
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