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   So·bri·e·ty

   /səˈbrīədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state of being sober: "the price of beer compelled me to maintain a certain level of sobriety" Similar sobernessclear-headednessabstinenceteetotalismnonindulgenceabstemiousnesstemperancemoderationmoderateness
   • ▪ the quality of being staid or solemn. Similar seriousnesssolemnnesssolemnitythoughtfulnessgravitygravenesssombernessseverityearnestnesssedatenessstaidnessdignitydignified demeanorsteadinesslevel-headednessserious-mindednesscommon sensepragmatismpracticalitypracticalnessself-controlself-restraintconservatismstrictnesspuritanism

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French sobriete or Latin sobrietas, from sobrius (see sober).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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