Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Not drunk; not intoxicated. · Not under the influence of any recreational drug. · Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol. · Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
To make or become sober. · To overcome or lose a state of intoxication. · To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.
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.
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This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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