so·ber
(sṓbər)
[Middle English, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius.]
adjective: -er, -est.
- Habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic liquors or drugs; temperate.
- Not intoxicated or affected by the use of drugs.
- Plain or subdued: sober attire.
- Devoid of frivolity, excess, exaggeration, or speculative imagination; straightforward: gave a sober assessment of the situation.
- Marked by seriousness, gravity, or solemnity of conduct or character. See synonyms at serious
- Marked by circumspection and self-restraint.
tr. & intr.v.: -bered, -ber·ing, -bers.
- To make or become sober.
derivatives
- sóber·ly
- adverb
- sóber·ness
- noun