sobriety
noun
[ səˈbrʌɪəti ]
• the state of being sober.
• "the price of beer compelled me to maintain a certain level of sobriety"
• the quality of being staid or solemn.
• "she speaks with such sobriety, it's clear she speaks the truth"
Similar:
seriousness,
solemnness,
solemnity,
thoughtfulness,
gravity,
graveness,
sombreness,
severity,
earnestness,
sedateness,
staidness,
dignity,
dignified demeanour,
steadiness,
level-headedness,
serious-mindedness,
common sense,
pragmatism,
practicality,
practicalness,
self-control,
self-restraint,
conservatism,
strictness,
puritanism,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French sobriete or Latin sobrietas, from sobrius (see sober).
