sober
/ˈsoʊ.bɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not drunk; not intoxicated.
adj
Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
adj
Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
Example Sentences
- "Ten months sober, I must admit Just because you're clean, don't mean you don't miss it"
- "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."
- "Rose told me that she's sober."
- "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."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (“without”) + ebrius (“intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”). In the sense "not drunk," displaced native undrunken, from Old English undruncen.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₁egʷʰ-, sober, sobre, sōbrius
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsoʊ.bɚ/