ebriety

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ebriety

/ɪˈbɹaɪ.ɪt.i/ UK

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From French ébriété (“drunkenness”), from Latin ēbrietātem, accusative of ēbrietās, from ēbrius (“drunk”).

noun ebrieties

uncountable The state of intoxication, drunkenness. God's touches, the wounds of his spear, references to ebriety and to nuptial union have to figure in the phraseology by which [a mystical state] is shadowed forth.
Opposite: sobriety
countable, obsolete An instance of being drunk.

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@misc{ebriety_2026,
  title = {ebriety},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ebriety},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}