sober-mindedadj.

Etymology: sober adj. Compounds 1.

1. Of a sober mind; temperate; self-controlled; rational; sensible. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective]

slowc1384

imperturbablea1475

sober-minded1534

well-staid1550

settled1557

sober1564

steady1602

unprovokable1646

good-tempered1685

inirritable1794

well-adjusted1809

unvolatile1823

inexcitable1828

unrufflable1828

churchwardenly1830

unruffable1837

unexcitable1839

unrousable1842

well-tempered1852

middle-aged1853

unsqueamish1893

unflappable1958

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [adjective]

wittyc1380

perceivedc1425

sensible?a1439

sober-minded1534

staida1555

sonsy1568

mother-witted1593

unfoolish1603

capable1609

sober1619

hard-headed1779

commonsensical1792

sensical1795

sober-minded1811

common-sensible1813

savvy1826

common sensed1834

level1869

level-headed1879

square-headed1896

1534 Bible (Tyndale rev. Joye) Titus ii. 4 To make the younge wemen sobremynded.

1534 Bible (Tyndale rev. Joye) Titus ii. 6 Yonge men lykwyse exhorte that they be sobre mynded.

1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 23 To teach and convince the rationall and sober-minded.

1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. iii. 110 Women well-bred and sober-minded at the same time.

1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 306/1 The views of some of the modern and more sober-minded zoologists.

1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. II. xvi. 352 Declared even the sober-minded, ‘we will die upon the place first’.

2. Characterized by soberness of mind.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [adjective]

wittyc1380

perceivedc1425

sensible?a1439

sober-minded1534

staida1555

sonsy1568

mother-witted1593

unfoolish1603

capable1609

sober1619

hard-headed1779

commonsensical1792

sensical1795

sober-minded1811

common-sensible1813

savvy1826

common sensed1834

level1869

level-headed1879

square-headed1896

1811 M. R. Mitford Let. 15 Dec. in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. v. 162 A purpose which, I think, was extremely soberminded and praiseworthy.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. viii. 152 Her words..were..too vehement and extravagant for sober-minded communication.

Derivatives

sober-mindedness n. sobriety of mind; prudent self-control, moderation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun]

resteOE

peacea1225

egalityc1374

tranquillityc1374

peaceabilityc1384

sobernessc1384

tranquille1412

quietness?a1425

evenheadc1440

equalitya1475

equability1531

sobermood1556

calmness1561

evenness1561

serenity1599

collection1602

equilibrium1608

calm1609

temperateness1609

composedness1611

recollection1611

temper1611

unpassionateness1611

placidity1619

sereneness1628

attemperature1635

quietationa1639

equableness1641

steadiness1642

sedateness1647

imperturbation1648

placidness1654

centredness1662

equanimity1663

composure1667

serenitude1672

equalness1675

unperturbedness1676

dispassion1690

quietism1735

serene1744

relaxednessa1750

self-composure1762

sober-mindedness1767

collectedness1789

unprovokedness1795

comfortableness1815

repose1815

levelness1824

dispassionateness1842

unruffledness1858

passionlessness1867

1767 B. Porteus Serm. before Univ. Cambr. 5 July 7 To induce habits of modesty, humility, temperance, frugality, obedience; in one word, Sober-mindedness.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 137 A despotism, moderated only by..the sobermindedness [1858 sobriety], and the magnanimity of the despot.

1868 F. W. Farrar Seekers after God ii. i. 198 Now sober-mindedness invites us.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	sober-minded
释义	sober-mindedadj. Etymology: sober adj. Compounds 1. 1. Of a sober mind; temperate; self-controlled; rational; sensible. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] slowc1384 imperturbablea1475 sober-minded1534 well-staid1550 settled1557 sober1564 steady1602 unprovokable1646 good-tempered1685 inirritable1794 well-adjusted1809 unvolatile1823 inexcitable1828 unrufflable1828 churchwardenly1830 unruffable1837 unexcitable1839 unrousable1842 well-tempered1852 middle-aged1853 unsqueamish1893 unflappable1958 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [adjective] wittyc1380 perceivedc1425 sensible?a1439 sober-minded1534 staida1555 sonsy1568 mother-witted1593 unfoolish1603 capable1609 sober1619 hard-headed1779 commonsensical1792 sensical1795 sober-minded1811 common-sensible1813 savvy1826 common sensed1834 level1869 level-headed1879 square-headed1896 1534 Bible (Tyndale rev. Joye) Titus ii. 4 To make the younge wemen sobremynded. 1534 Bible (Tyndale rev. Joye) Titus ii. 6 Yonge men lykwyse exhorte that they be sobre mynded. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 23 To teach and convince the rationall and sober-minded. 1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. iii. 110 Women well-bred and sober-minded at the same time. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 306/1 The views of some of the modern and more sober-minded zoologists. 1852 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. II. xvi. 352 Declared even the sober-minded, ‘we will die upon the place first’. 2. Characterized by soberness of mind. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > common sense > [adjective] wittyc1380 perceivedc1425 sensible?a1439 sober-minded1534 staida1555 sonsy1568 mother-witted1593 unfoolish1603 capable1609 sober1619 hard-headed1779 commonsensical1792 sensical1795 sober-minded1811 common-sensible1813 savvy1826 common sensed1834 level1869 level-headed1879 square-headed1896 1811 M. R. Mitford Let. 15 Dec. in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. v. 162 A purpose which, I think, was extremely soberminded and praiseworthy. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. viii. 152 Her words..were..too vehement and extravagant for sober-minded communication. Derivatives sober-mindedness n. sobriety of mind; prudent self-control, moderation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] resteOE peacea1225 egalityc1374 tranquillityc1374 peaceabilityc1384 sobernessc1384 tranquille1412 quietness?a1425 evenheadc1440 equalitya1475 equability1531 sobermood1556 calmness1561 evenness1561 serenity1599 collection1602 equilibrium1608 calm1609 temperateness1609 composedness1611 recollection1611 temper1611 unpassionateness1611 placidity1619 sereneness1628 attemperature1635 quietationa1639 equableness1641 steadiness1642 sedateness1647 imperturbation1648 placidness1654 centredness1662 equanimity1663 composure1667 serenitude1672 equalness1675 unperturbedness1676 dispassion1690 quietism1735 serene1744 relaxednessa1750 self-composure1762 sober-mindedness1767 collectedness1789 unprovokedness1795 comfortableness1815 repose1815 levelness1824 dispassionateness1842 unruffledness1858 passionlessness1867 1767 B. Porteus Serm. before Univ. Cambr. 5 July 7 To induce habits of modesty, humility, temperance, frugality, obedience; in one word, Sober-mindedness. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 137 A despotism, moderated only by..the sobermindedness [1858 sobriety], and the magnanimity of the despot. 1868 F. W. Farrar Seekers after God ii. i. 198 Now sober-mindedness invites us. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1534
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