different between earnestness vs sobriety

English

Etymology

earnest +? -ness

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n?stn?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???n?stn?s/
• Hyphenation: ear?nest?ness

Noun

earnestness (countable and uncountable, plural earnestnesses)

1. The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.
   • 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]

     She’s joined, on the boys’ side, by Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), a baker’s son whose earnestness masks a gift for strategy that Katniss lacks.

Translations

Anagrams

• easternness

English

Etymology

From Old French sobriete, from Latin sobrietas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??b?a?.?ti/
• Rhymes: -a??ti

Noun

sobriety (countable and uncountable, plural sobrieties)

1. The quality or state of being sober.
   1. The quality or state of not being intoxicated.
   2. The quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful.
   3. The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm.
   4. A state of moderation or seriousness.
   5. Modesty in color or style.
2. Soundness of judgement.

Synonyms

• (quality or state of not being intoxicated): soberness; see also Thesaurus:drunkenness#Antonyms

Antonyms

• (quality or state of not being intoxicated): drunkenness, intoxication; see also Thesaurus:drunkenness

Derived terms

• insobriety

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• sobriety on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• sorbyite