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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSobriety
/səˈbraɪ.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being sober; the quality of not being intoxicated.
"He has maintained his sobriety for over five years." - 2
The quality of being serious and dispassionate.
"The committee discussed the crisis with appropriate sobriety."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French sobrieté or Latin sobrietas, from sober 'sober'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sobriety" is said worldwide
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sobriété
Transliteration: sobriete
"Il est entré en cure pour retrouver sa sobriété."
Nüchternheit
Transliteration: Nuechternheit
"Ihre Nüchternheit half ihr, die richtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen."
sobrietà
Transliteration: sobrieta
"La sobrietà è fondamentale per la sua guarigione."
sobriedad
Transliteration: sobriedad
"Celebró un año de sobriedad la semana pasada."
sobriedade
Transliteration: sobriedade
"Ele manteve a sobriedade apesar de todas as dificuldades."
संयम
Transliteration: sanyam
"शराब छोड़ने के बाद उसने अपने जीवन में संयम बनाए रखा।"
清醒
Transliteration: qīngxǐng
"保持清醒对他的康复至关重要。"
금주
Transliteration: geumju
"그는 몇 년 동안 금주 상태를 유지하고 있다."
しらふ
Transliteration: shirafu
"彼は長年、しらふの状態を保っている。"
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