Home › Words › I › insobrietyinsobrietyinsobriety means the state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety.EtymologyFrom in- (“not”) + sobriety, possibly influenced by and punning on inebriation, intoxication, where in- has the sense “in, into”.nounThe state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.inebriety 85% match — The state of being inebriated; inebriation, drunkenness. vs insobriety →insobrietous 85% match — Not sober; drunk. vs insobriety →insober 84% match — Lacking sobriety; drunk. vs insobriety →inebriacy 82% match — The state or characteristic of drunkenness, especially as a persistent condition. vs insobriety →ebriety 78% match — The state of intoxication, drunkenness. vs insobriety →ebriosity 76% match — Drunkenness or intoxication from alcohol, especially as a habitual state. vs insobriety →unsoberness 76% match — The quality of being unsober. vs insobriety →drunkenness 75% match — A state of being drunk. vs insobriety →