soberness

2 definitions found

soberness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Soberness \So"ber*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being sober.
     [1913 Webster]

soberness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  soberness
      n 1: the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
           [syn: soberness, sobriety] [ant: drunkenness,
           inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication,
           tipsiness]
      2: a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: graveness,
         gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness,
         sombreness]