Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ebriety

/ɪˈbɹaɪ.ɪt.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ebri-e-ty
IPA: /ɪˈbɹaɪ.ɪt.i/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of intoxication, drunkenness.

Uncountable

noun

An instance of being drunk.

Countable; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"God's touches, the wounds of his spear, references to ebriety and to nuptial union have to figure in the phraseology by which [a mystical state] is shadowed forth."
"It had been as the murmurous consecration to follow the murmurous welcome; and even if it were but part of Aunt Maud's own spiritual ebriety—for the dear woman, one could see, was spiritually "keeping" the day—it served to Milly, then and afterwards, as a high-water mark of the imagination."

Etymology

From French ébriété (“drunkenness”), from Latin ēbrietātem, from ēbrius (“drunk”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪˈbɹaɪ.ɪt.i/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ebrieties (plural)

Derived Forms

inebriety

Antonyms

sobriety

Rhymes With

variety notoriety sobriety piety propriety satiety impiety saciety

Questions

How do you pronounce ebriety?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈbɹaɪ.ɪt.i/.
What does ebriety mean?: The state of intoxication, drunkenness.
Where does ebriety come from?: From French ébriété (“drunkenness”), from Latin ēbrietātem, from ēbrius (“drunk”).

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