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  • 1sober — 1 adjective 1 not drunk: I ve never seen him sober. | as sober as a judge (=completely sober) 2 having a serious attitude to life: a sober and intelligent young man 3 plain and not at all brightly coloured: a sober grey suit soberly adverb 2 verb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2sober — so|ber1 [ˈsəubə US ˈsoubər] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sobre, from Latin sobrius] 1.) not drunk ▪ He s a nice guy when he s sober. 2.) serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things ▪ a sober, hard working young …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3sober — [adj1] not partaking of alcohol abstaining, abstemious, abstinent, ascetic, calm, clear headed, cold sober*, continent, controlled, dry, moderate, nonindulgent, not drunk, on the wagon*, restrained, sedate, self possessed, serious, steady,… …

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  • 4Sober — So ber, v. i. To become sober; often with down. [1913 Webster] Vance gradually sobered down. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5sober — [sō′bər] adj. [ME sobre < OFr < L sobrius < so(d) , var. of se(d) , without + ebrius, drunk] 1. temperate or sparing in the use of alcoholic liquor 2. not drunk 3. temperate in any way; not extreme or extravagant 4. serious, solemn,… …

    English World dictionary

  • 6down-to-earth — /down tooh errth , teuh /, adj. practical and realistic: a down to earth person. [1925 30] Syn. hard headed, sensible, sober, pragmatic. * * * …

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  • 7down-to-earth — [adj] reasonable, practical common, commonsense, easy, hard, hardboiled, hardheaded, matter of fact, mundane, no nonsense, plainspoken, pragmatic, rational, realistic, sane, sensible, sober, unfantastic, unidealistic, unsentimental; concepts… …

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  • 8sober — 1. adjective 1) the driver was clearly sober Syn: not drunk, clearheaded; teetotal, abstinent, abstemious, dry; informal on the wagon Ant: drunk 2) a sober view of life Syn: seriou …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 9Sober (Tool song) — Infobox Single Name = Sober Artist = Tool from Album = Undertow Released = 1993 Format = Promo CD Recorded = 1992 Genre = Alternative metal, Progressive rock Length = 5:05 Label = Volcano Records Producer = Tool/Sylvia Massy Last single = Prison… …

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  • 10Sober (Kelly Clarkson song) — Infobox Single Name = Sober Artist = Kelly Clarkson from Album = My December B side = Dirty Little Secret Released = July 10 2007 [ [http://www.kellypictures.net/albums/revistas/2007/Shout%20 %2016 29%20Agosto/04.jpg Catch Kelly s Ace New Single …

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