Soberness: alternatives and connections

The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.

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The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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The quality of being stuffy.

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Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

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Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

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The quality of being grave.

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The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.

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Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.

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Alt. of Sombreness

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The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.

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The state of being drunken with, or as with, alcoholic liquor; intoxication; inebriety; -- used of the casual state or the habit.

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The state of being drunken with, or as with, alcoholic liquor; intoxication; inebriety; -- used of the casual state or the habit.

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