Ebriety
/ɪˈbraɪəti/noun
The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
Did you know?Ebriety entered English through French from Latin ebrietas, a formal term for drunkenness that contrasts with sobriety, the cultivated state of self-control.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
ebrius
“Drunk, intoxicated, or overfilled with wine”
Classical Latin
Latin
ebrietas
“Drunkenness or intoxication”
Medieval Latin
Latin
ebrietas
“The condition of being drunk”
14th Century
Anglo-French
ebrieté
“Drunkenness; intoxication”
15th Century
English
ebriety
“The state of being drunk”
Modern English
English
ebriety
“Intoxication or drunkenness”
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