Sober Definition
sōbər
sobered, soberest, sobers, soberer
adjective
soberest, soberer
Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
American Heritage Medicine
Temperate or sparing in the use of alcoholic liquor.
Webster's New World
Not drunk.
Webster's New World
Temperate in any way; not extreme or extravagant.
Webster's New World
Serious, solemn, grave, or sedate.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
sobered, sobers
To make or become sober.
American Heritage
To make or become sober.
Webster's New World
(often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
It took him hours to sober up.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Sober
Adjective
Base Form:
sober
Comparative:
soberer
Superlative:
soberestOrigin of Sober
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From Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius (“without wine"), from se- (“without") + ebrius (“intoxicated"), of unknown origin.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English temperate, not inebriated from Old French sobre from Latin sōbrius s(w)e- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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