SOBER
\sˈə͡ʊbə], \sˈəʊbə], \s_ˈəʊ_b_ə]\
Definitions of SOBER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes"
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not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"
By Princeton University
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lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes"
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not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
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Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
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Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason; self-controlled; self-possessed.
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Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
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Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate.
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To become sober; -- often with down.
By Oddity Software
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Temperate by habit, especially in the use of intoxicating liquors; not under the influence of liquor; self-possessed; calm; steady; sedate; solemn; grave.
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To recover from drunkenness: to make or become steady or calm.
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Soberly.
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Soberness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons