drunkenness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈdrʌŋkənnəs/ UK /ˈdrʌŋkənnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the state of being intoxicated with alcohol

Public drunkenness was punishable by a heavy fine.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being... intoxicationinebriationinsobrietytipsiness intemperance

Opposites

sobriety temperance

Word family

Related forms drunken drunk drink

Etymology

From 'drunken' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness', from Old English 'druncennes', from 'druncen' (past participle of 'drincan', 'to drink').

druncennes Old English

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# drunkenness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdrʌŋkənnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdrʌŋkənnəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being intoxicated with alcohol

## Examples
- Public drunkenness was punishable by a heavy fine.

## Synonyms
- intoxication
- inebriation
- insobriety
- tipsiness
- intemperance

## Antonyms
- sobriety
- temperance

## Related Forms
- drunken
- drunk
- drink

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: druncennes

## Etymology
From 'drunken' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness', from Old English 'druncennes', from 'druncen' (past participle of 'drincan', 'to drink').

## AI Etymology
Drunkenness is from 'drunken' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness', from Old English 'druncennes', from 'druncen' (past participle of 'drincan', 'to drink'). Important recorded forms include druncennes (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the state of being intoxicated with alcohol. The wider family includes related words such as drunken, drunk, and drink.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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