drunkenness C2+ Topic:Law & Government 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... intoxicationinebriationinsobrietytipsinessintemperance ↔ Opposites sobrietytemperance Word family Related forms drunkendrunkdrink Etymology AI details From 'drunken' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness', from Old English 'druncennes', from 'druncen' (past participle of 'drincan', 'to drink'). druncennes Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown