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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] sobrete, from Anglo-French sobreté, from [[Latin]] sobrietat-, sobrietas, from sobrius
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1:: the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being sober
:a : sparing in the use of [[food]] and drink : abstemious
:b : not [[addicted]] to [[intoxicating]] drink
:c : not drunk
*2: marked by sedate or gravely or [[earnest]]ly thoughtful [[character]] or demeanor
*3: unhurried, calm
*4: marked by temperance, moderation, or seriousness <a sober candlelight [[vigil]]>
*5: subdued in [[tone]] or [[color]]
*6: showing no excessive or extreme [[qualities]] of fancy, [[emotion]], or [[prejudice]]
==Description==
'''Sobriety''' is the [[state]] of being sober, that is, not in an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_state_of_consciousness altered state of consciousness], or not under the [[influence]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoactive_drugs psychoactive drugs]. Sobriety is often tested with a breathalyzer. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming neuro-linguistic programming], sobriety is the [[state]] of not acting out in an [[addiction]]. It also means to just be [[free]]!
[[Category: Psychology]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] sobrete, from Anglo-French sobreté, from [[Latin]] sobrietat-, sobrietas, from sobrius
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1:: the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being sober
:a : sparing in the use of [[food]] and drink : abstemious
:b : not [[addicted]] to [[intoxicating]] drink
:c : not drunk
*2: marked by sedate or gravely or [[earnest]]ly thoughtful [[character]] or demeanor
*3: unhurried, calm
*4: marked by temperance, moderation, or seriousness <a sober candlelight [[vigil]]>
*5: subdued in [[tone]] or [[color]]
*6: showing no excessive or extreme [[qualities]] of fancy, [[emotion]], or [[prejudice]]
==Description==
'''Sobriety''' is the [[state]] of being sober, that is, not in an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_state_of_consciousness altered state of consciousness], or not under the [[influence]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoactive_drugs psychoactive drugs]. Sobriety is often tested with a breathalyzer. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming neuro-linguistic programming], sobriety is the [[state]] of not acting out in an [[addiction]]. It also means to just be [[free]]!
[[Category: Psychology]]
