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sobriety

/səˈbraɪəti/noun

उच्चारण सब्रायटी

नशे से दूर रहना, मद्य-निषेध, होश में रहना

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    the state of not being drunk; the fact of not drinking alcohol

    नशे से दूर रहना, मद्य-निषेध, होश में रहना

    • The police carried out a sobriety test on the driver.
    • He has stayed in sobriety for five years.

    Synonyms soberness abstinence temperance teetotalism

    Opposite drunkenness intoxication inebriation

  2. 2

    [U] formal

    the quality of being sensible and serious

    संजीदगी, गंभीरता, संयम

    • the sobriety of his dress and manner

    Synonyms seriousness solemnity gravity restraint sedateness

    Opposite frivolity levity flippancy

◇Word family
sober adjective, verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

soberness abstinence temperance teetotalism seriousness solemnity gravity restraint sedateness

Antonyms

drunkenness intoxication inebriation frivolity levity flippancy

§Grammar and usage

The stress falls on the second syllable, which rhymes with 'cry' (səˈbraɪəti), even though the adjective sober is said ˈsəʊbə(r).

Stress दूसरे syllable पर है, जो 'cry' की तरह बोला जाता है (səˈbraɪəti), जबकि adjective sober को ˈsəʊbə(r) बोला जाता है।