sobriety
11sobriety — noun 1) she noted his sobriety Syn: soberness, clearheadedness; abstinence, teetotalism, nonindulgence, abstemiousness, temperance 2) the mayor is a model of sobriety Syn: seriousness, solemnity, gravity, gravitas …
12sobriety — /seuh bruy i tee, soh /, n. 1. the state or quality of being sober. 2. temperance or moderation, esp. in the use of alcoholic beverages. 3. seriousness, gravity, or solemnity: an event marked by sobriety. [1375 1425; late ME sobrietie ( < OF… …
13sobriety — so|bri|e|ty [səˈbraıəti] n [U] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: sobrieté, from Latin sobrietas, from sobrius; SOBER1] 1.) when someone is not drunk ▪ John had periods of sobriety, but always went back to drinking. 2.) behaviour that …
14sobriety — blaivybė statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Svaigiųjų gėrimų nevartojimas ir blaivaus gyvenimo propagavimas. Pirmosios blaivybės draugijos įsteigtos JAV 1808 m., Lietuvoje – 1846 m. atitikmenys: angl. soberness; sobriety vok.… …
15Sobriety checkpoint — Sobriety checkpoints or roadblocks involve law enforcement officials stopping every vehicle (or more typically, every n th vehicle) on a public roadway and investigating the possibility that the driver might be too impaired to drive. They are… …
16sobriety tests — See blood alcohol count breathalyzer test field sobriety tests intoximeter intoxilyzer sobriety checkpoint …
17sobriety — noun Etymology: Middle English sobrete, from Anglo French sobreté, from Latin sobrietat , sobrietas, from sobrius Date: 15th century the quality or state of being sober …
18sobriety — noun a) The quality or state of being sober. b) The quality or state of not being intoxicated. Ant: drunkenness, intoxication …
19sobriety — Synonyms and related words: abnegation, abstemiousness, abstention, abstinence, augustness, balance, blackishness, calm, calmness, common sense, conservatism, constraint, contact with reality, continence, control, cool, cool head, coolheadedness …
20sobriety — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Temperance] Syn. renunciation, self denial, teetotalism; see abstinence , temperance . 2. [Gravity] Syn. earnestness, serenity, placidity; see seriousness 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. abstinence, soberness,… …
