so·bri·ety

so·bri·ety
/səˈbrajəti/ noun [noncount]
1 : the state of not being drunk

The police tested him for sobriety. [=tested him to see if he was sober]

They did a sobriety test on him.

He has had 10 years of sobriety. [=he stopped drinking alchohol 10 years ago]

2 formal : the quality of being serious

the sobriety of the situation


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