Drunkenness

Quick meaning: Drunkenness is a noun meaning A state of being drunk.

Meaning

A state of being drunk.

Example Sentences

But presently the fumes of the wine rising to his head, he became helplessly drunk and his side-muscles and limbs relaxed and he swayed to and fro on my back. When I saw that he had lost his senses for drunkenness, I put my head to his legs and, loosing them from my neck, stooped down well-nigh to the ground and threw him at full length, […]

Word Forms

• drunkennesses

Synonyms for drunkenness

Depending on context, synonyms include alecy, fuddling, pissedness, temulence, temulency, crapulence.

Antonyms for drunkenness

Common opposites include soberness, abstemiousness, abstention, abstentiousness, sobriety, teetotaling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inebriety, inebriation, intoxication, tipsiness, boozing, drink.

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