Sobername

• 1

  A surname.

soberadj/ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/

• 1

  Not drunk; not intoxicated.

• 2

  Not under the influence of any recreational drug.

  • Ten months sober, I must admit Just because you're clean, don't mean you don't miss it
• 3

  Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.

  • Amid all the confusion and disorder that sin has introduced into the world, the Christian in union with God has a grace or Divine help that enables him to live the sober, self-restrained life.
  • After eliminating alcohol from their lives, some sober individuals exclusively date nondrinkers.
• 4

  Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.

  • God help me to watch and to be sober.
  • [N]o ſober man vvould put himſelf into a danger for the Applauſe of ſcaping vvithout breaking his Neck.
• 5

  Dull; not bright or colorful.

  • Twilight grey / Had in her sober livery all things clad.
• 6

  Subdued; solemn; grave.

  • See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed baby.
  • What parts gay France from sober Spain? A little rising rocky chain.
• 7

  Poor; feeble.

soberverb/ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/

• 1

  To make or become sober.

  • His expression sobered.
  • There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, / And drinking largely sobers us again.
• 2

  To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.

  • It took him hours to sober up.
• 3

  To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.

  • Losing his job was a sobering experience.