sottishness
State of stupefied inebriation
Sottishness is the state of being sottish—stupefied or dulled by excessive drinking.
The word suggests not just drunkenness but the sluggish, foolish condition that comes with habitual intoxication: His sottishness had cost him his job and his marriage.
The term is literary and old-fashioned, carrying moral disapproval.
Lack of intelligence
- doltishnessBlockheaded quality
- fatuityComplacent foolishness
- follyAbsence of good judgment
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
imbecility · obtuseness · senselessness · witlessness · dullness · denseness · thickheadedness · brainlessness
Drunken state
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- inebrietyState of being drunk
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- dipsomaniaPathological craving for liquor
intemperance · boorishness · besottedness · stupefaction · dissipation · debauchery · carousing · crapulence
Habitual lack of restraint
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
debauchery · self-indulgence · gluttony · abandon · licentiousness · dissolution · prodigality · extravagance
stupidity
Lack of intelligence
- doltishnessBlockheaded quality
- fatuityComplacent foolishness
- follyAbsence of good judgment
idiocy · imbecility · obtuseness · senselessness · witlessness · dullness · denseness · thickheadedness · brainlessness · dimness
inebriation
Drunken state
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- inebrietyState of being drunk
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
dipsomania · intemperance · boorishness · besottedness · stupefaction · dissipation · debauchery · carousing · crapulence · grogginess
intemperance
Habitual lack of restraint
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
profligacy · debauchery · self-indulgence · gluttony · abandon · licentiousness · dissolution · prodigality · extravagance · recklessness
sottishnesssobriety
Unimpaired mental state
soberness · abstinence · teetotalism · temperance · abstemiousness
sottishnesstemperance
Habitual moderation in behavior
moderation · self-control · discipline · prudence · restraint