soberness
/ˈsəʊbənəs
/noun [mass noun]
1The state of not being under the influence of alcohol; sobriety: he leaves the festivities proclaiming his soberness...
- I missed Tyler, and not just because the protective side of me wanted to kick his drunk ass into soberness.
- He believed he still held his coordination in his drunken stupor and shot an arrow to prove his soberness.
- That just makes me look like an alcoholic, because I'm trying to prove my soberness.
2The quality of being staid or solemn: there isn’t a lot of energy here due to the soberness of the music...
- I performed but my duty to the world and coming generations when I narrated those happenings in words of soberness and truth.
- One finds a certain reservation and soberness among those who have experienced actual combat.
- I guess the best case scenario will be if some soberness gets back into design and real estate ambitions.
- fools rush in where angels fear to tread
- foosball
- fooster
- foot
- footage
- foot-and-mouth disease
- footbag
- football
- football coach
- footballer
- football game
- football hooligan
- footballing
- football match
- football player
- football pool
- football season
- football special
- football supporter
- footbath
- footbed
- footboard
- footboy
- footbrake
- footbridge