DICTIONARY

so•ber Pronunciation: (sō'bur), [key] —adj., -er, -est,—v. —adj. 1. not intoxicated or drunk. 2. habitually temperate, esp. in the use of liquor. 3. quiet or sedate in demeanor, as persons. 4. marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor, speech, etc.: a sober occasion. 5. subdued in tone, as color; 6. free from excess, extravagance, or exaggeration: sober facts. 7. showing self-control: sober restraint. 8. sane or rational: a sober solution to the problem Being Sober Doesn't Just Mean Not Drinking