sottishness
- noun
- /ˈsɑːtɪʃnəs/
- Archaic
:
ebriedad
- From this perspective, a privileged New Englander who had been baptized, attended worship, and lived an upright life was no better off eternally than the "millions groveling in ignorance, in sottishness and pollution."
Examples
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She realized that her friend's sottishness often led to embarrassing situations at parties.
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The townspeople were concerned about the increase in sottishness among the youth during summer vacations.
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But, besides, I know not what I should rather admire in him, his presumption or his sottishness.
Blog text (16) -
His constant sottishness made it difficult for him to hold down a job.
Synonyms
328
2.9
To have alcohol often and in large amounts
61
4.8
A long-term problem of not being able to control drinking that harms health and family life
20
4.4
A state of being very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
18
3.7
Using alcohol too much in a way that harms your health
4
8.0
Drinking a lot of alcohol in a way that harms health
3
7.6
Being drunk after drinking too much alcohol
1
9.9
A state of being drunk after drinking too much alcohol
A strong liking for alcohol that makes a person drink too much
Antonyms
How Drunk
- Specialized
61
4.8
- Archaic
- Formal
3
7.6
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sottishness comes from sot, an old word for a 'drunkard'; adding -ish and -ness turns it into the 'state of being like a sot'. So, sottishness means being drunk or habitually drinking too much.