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sobriety

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Freedom from intoxication; also seriousness or restraint.

The ceremony's sobriety contrasted with the noisy celebration outside.

Dictionary practice example.

Sobriety on duty was an explicit condition in the fictional harbor manual, meaning that crew members were to be free from intoxication.