1. (n.) Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.

2. (n.) Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity; seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years.

abnegation abstemiousness abstention abstinence augustness balance blackishness calm calmness common sense conservatism constraint contact with reality continence control cool cool head coolheadedness coolness courtliness darkishness darkness darksomeness decorousness demureness denial dignifiedness dignity dispassion due sense of duskiness duskness earnestness evenness forbearance formality frugality funereality gentleness golden mean good sense grandeur graveness gravity grimness happy medium healthy mind horse sense impartiality judiciousness juste-milieu kingliness lenity level head levelheadedness loftiness long face lordliness lucid interval lucidity majesty meden agan mental balance mental equilibrium mental health mental hygiene mental poise middle way mildness moderateness moderation moderationism neutrality nobility nonviolence normalcy normality normalness nothing in excess pacifism plain sense practical mind practical wisdom practicality pride of bearing pride of place princeliness proud bearing prudence rationality reason reasonableness regality renouncement renunciation repose restraint right mind sadness sanemindedness saneness sanity sedateness self-abnegation self-control self-denial self-discipline self-mastery self-restraint sense senses sensibleness serenity seriousness sober senses sober-mindedness soberness sobersidedness sobersides solemnity solemnness somberness sophrosyne sound mind soundness soundness of mind stability staidness stateliness steadiness straight face swarth swarthiness swartness teetotalism temperance temperateness thoughtfulness tranquillity unexcessiveness unextravagance unextremeness venerability via media weightiness wholesomeness worthiness