a.1.Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
- Bk. of Com. Prayer.
2.Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
5.Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate.
What parts gay France from sober Spain?
- Prior.
- Pope.
v. t.1.To make sober.
[imp. & p. p. Sobered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sobering.]
v. i.1.To become sober; - often with down.
Vance gradually sobered down.
- Ld. Lytton.
Verb1.sober - cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"
2.sober - become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"
Synonyms: sober up
3.sober - become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"
Synonyms: sober up
Adj.1.sober - not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
Synonyms: grave, solemn, sedate
3.sober - lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes"
Synonyms: drab, somber, sombre
4.sober - completely lacking in playfulness
Synonyms: unplayful, serious
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Translate Sober to Spanish, Translate Sober to German, Translate Sober to French
soapwort gentian
Soar falcon
soar up
soar upwards
sob sister
sob story
sob stuff
-- Sober --
sober up
Soc and sac
