SOTTISHNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Lack of restraint in use of alcohol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("sottishness" is a kind of...):

unrestraint (the quality of lacking restraint)

Derivation:

sottish (given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol)

Meaning:

Stupefaction from drink

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sottishness" is a kind of...):

drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; insobriety; intoxication; tipsiness (a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol)

Derivation:

sottish (given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol)