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soberness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
sober-ness
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being sober.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English sobernes, sobrenesse; equivalent to sober + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sobernesses (plural)

Synonyms

sobriety graveness gravity somberness sombreness

Questions

What does soberness mean?
The state or quality of being sober.
Where does soberness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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