ebriety
Syllables: ebri·e·tyUK/ɪˈbɹaɪ.ɪt.i/
ebriety noun: the state of intoxication, drunkenness.
Noun
ebriety (countable and uncountable, plural ebrieties)
- The state of intoxication, drunkenness.
- God's touches, the wounds of his spear, references to ebriety and to nuptial union have to figure in the phraseology by which [a mystical state] is shadowed forth.1902, William James, “Lectures XVI and XVII: Mysticism”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 412
- It had been as the murmurous consecration to follow the murmurous welcome; and even if it were but part of Aunt Maud's own spiritual ebriety—for the dear woman, one could see, was spiritually "keeping" the day—it served to Milly, then and afterwards, as a high-water mark of the imagination.1902 August 21, Henry James, The Wings of the Dove, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC
- Antonyms:
- sobriety
- An instance of being drunk.
ebriety meaning in Tamil
ebriety in Tamil
- குடி மயக்கநிலை, குடிநிலை, சாரய மயக்க நிலை
Antonyms of ebriety
Forms of ebriety
| plural | ebrieties |
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Origin of ebriety
From French ébriété (“drunkenness”), from Latin ēbrietātem, from ēbrius (“drunk”).
Words formed from ebriety
Words that rhyme with ebriety
Questions about ebriety
- What does ebriety mean?
- Ebriety means the state of intoxication, drunkenness.
- What is ebriety in Tamil?
- Ebriety in Tamil is குடி மயக்கநிலை, குடிநிலை, சாரய மயக்க நிலை. See Ebriety meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ebriety?
- Ebriety is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ebriety?
- Ebriety is pronounced /ɪˈbɹaɪ.ɪt.i/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ebriety?
- The plural of ebriety is ebrieties.
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