Sober
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sober¹
- /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/
- /ˈsoʊ.bɚ/ US
Sounds like soba (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -əʊbə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
adjective soberer · soberest
- Not drunk; not intoxicated.
- 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
- 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.
- Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled. God help me to watch and to be sober.
- Dull; not bright or colorful. Twilight grey / Had in her sober livery all things clad.
- Subdued; solemn; grave. See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed baby.
- Poor; feeble.
Similar: clearheaded, dry, on the wagon, sober, sober as a judge, stone-cold sober, undrunken, unintoxicated
verb sobers · sobering · sobered
- To make or become sober. His expression sobered.
- To overcome or lose a state of intoxication. It took him hours to sober up.
- 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.
Sober²
proper noun Sobers
- A surname.
